Search results Next record Previous record English Māori James Lamont Died 14 March 1942 PDF Key details Service number1237 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankTrooper AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps, Long Range Desert Group AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames AWMM SurnameLamont AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number1237 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM C/- Fire Station, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs I.G. Lamont (mother), Law Ward, Neuk Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number1237 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Trooper AWMM 2 Divisional Cavalry AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM Died on active service AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankTrooper AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps, Long Range Desert Group AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › James Lamont was the son of John Lamont and of Isabella Lamont (nee Graham), of Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death14 March 1942 AWMM Age 36 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied from Natural Causes AWMM Death notes CemeteryEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXX. F. 7. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember James Lamont by laying a poppy. Fletcher Alexander Lamont George Charles Lamont James Lamont James George Lamont James Harold Lamont Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Lamont Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksLoughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2DiCa.html Sources Used Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2117015 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 100 AWMM Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Loughran, R. (1963). p.429 AWMM Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record