English Māori Robert Colin McCarthy Died 25 October 1942 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 32716 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRobert Colin AWMM SurnameMcCarthy AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 32716 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 enlistmentWW2 63 Campbell St., Wanganui AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs C. McCarthy (m.) 63 Campbell St., Wanganui AWMM Relationship statusSingle/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 32716 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 Scrub cutter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 25 Wellington 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 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Robert McCarthy was the son of William Edward McCarthy and of Clara McCarthy (nee Neilson), of Wanganui, New Zealand. His brothers, Raymond William and Morris Donald Darwin McCarthy, also died on service, and are buried in the same grave in Sage War Cemetery, Germany. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death25 October 1942 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryEl Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM I. E. 3. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Robert Colin McCarthy by laying a poppy. Rita Kingswell McCarthy Ritchard Lawrence McCarthy Robert Colin McCarthy Robert George McCarthy Robert George McCarthy Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Robert Colin McCarthy 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/2117285 Sources Used DocumentsSecond 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 p.284 AWMM Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. 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
