John Douglas Perrett

Forenames

John Douglas AWMM

Surname

Perrett AWMM

Service number

62651 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1916

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Robert and Hana Perrett, of Ruatoria

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Waiomatatini, Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs R.H. Perrett (mother), Tuparoa, Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

62651 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Share milker/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM

John Perrett was the son of Robert and Hana Perrett, of Ruatoria, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

15 Dec 1941 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 14. K. 18. AWMM

Obituary

Perrett. —Mrs. Perrett and family wish to thank all kind friends for messages and telegrams of sympathy received in the loss of her son, Cpl. J. D. Perrett, killed in action in Libya, December 15, 1941

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Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2382863
  Sources Used
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Second 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.
  WW2 4: WW2 280
• Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
  Portrait published in Soutar (2008)