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Cyril Charles Lambert

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cyril Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Lambert AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    32660 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    17 April 1905 Public - Richard Bruce - Other relative - 17 April 2018 - Family Papers
  • Place of birth
    Petone, Wellington, New Zealand Public - Richard Bruce - Other relative - 17 April 2018 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 12 Bauraud Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.A. Lambert (mother), 12 Bauraud Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • Single Public - Richard Bruce - Other relative - 17 April 2018 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    32660 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW2 POW - Unknown Prisoner of War Camp POW Deaths (R25405152)
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
    • 12 September 1941 AWMMOther, WWII AWMM
      Died on active service while P.O.W. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cyril Lambert was the son of Charles Thomas Lambert and Ellen Aves Lambert, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 36 AWMM
  • Date of death
    9 December 1941 Public - Richard Bruce - Other relative - 17 April 2018 - Family tree research
  • Age at death
    36 Public - Richard Bruce - Other relative - 17 April 2018 - Family tree research
  • Place of death
    Mediterranean Sea Public - Richard Bruce - Other relative - 17 April 2018 - Family tree research
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2123231
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 262 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Deaths While Prisoner of War - Navy, Army, Air Force and Civilians [WW2 NZ POW Deaths], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 Box 1 (R25405152). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
17 April 2018Richard BruceHunterville New ZealandOther relative

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