English Māori John McEwan Macarty Died 5 December 1941 PDF Key details Service number17710 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry, Divisional Defence and Employment Platoon AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn McEwan AWMM SurnameMacarty AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number17710 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 Benhar, South Otago, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs L. Macarty (wife), 14 Verdan Street, Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number17710 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Potter/Civilian AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Infantry Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry, Divisional Defence and Employment Platoon AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › John Macarty was the son of Edwin Stewart Macarty and of Lilian Hannah Macarty (nee McEwan), of Manchester, England; husband of Lilian Macarty, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. AWMM 2 children , Boyd and NOLA Public - Leesa anne - Direct descendant - 28 April 2020 - Family papers Death About death Contribute › Death5 December 1941 AWMM Age 30 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAlamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John McEwan Macarty by laying a poppy. Thomas Ian Macartney William Greig Macartney John McEwan Macarty Alexander Macaskill Hector Macaskill Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John McEwan Macarty Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2183833 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 211 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 28 April 2020Leesa anneNewborough , Victoria, AustraliaDirect descendant 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