Search results Next record Previous record English Māori James Alfred Porter Died 6 March 1943 PDF Key details Service number579634 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM Base Training Depot, New Zealand Infantry AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Alfred AWMM SurnamePorter AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number579634 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 enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number579634 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Fall from a viaduct AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM Base Training Depot, New Zealand Infantry AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death6 March 1943 AWMM Age 41 AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryOamaru (Old) Cemetery, Perth Street -Test Street - Greta Street, Oamaru, Waitaki District, New Zealand AWMM Block 97 Plot 5,6 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember James Alfred Porter by laying a poppy. Ivan Norman Porter Jack Porter James Alfred Porter James Brian Porter James Livingstone Porter Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Alfred Porter Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Waitaki District Council (Oamaru) cemetery records http://www.waitaki.govt.nz/services/SitePages/CemeteriesSearch.aspx Sources Used Waitaki District Council (Oamaru) cemetery records http://www.waitaki.govt.nz/services/SitePages/CemeteriesSearch.aspx Sources Used Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 60, 12 March 1943, Page 4 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19430312.2.48 Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920302 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post 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
