English Māori Peter Mellor Blundell Born 10 May 1919 - Died 16 April 1945 PDF Key details Service number71458 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, awarded the Military Cross from The Weekly News; 6 September 1944 - This image may be subj … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesPeter Mellor AWMM SurnameBlundell AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number71458 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth10 May 1919 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 25 Rawhiti Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM 25 Rawhiti Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM 25 Rawhiti Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr Leonard Coker Blundell (father) 25 Rawhiti Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Mr Leonard Coker Blundell (father) 25 Rawhiti Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Evening Post, Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number71458 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Cross (MC) AWMM 27 July 1944 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Newspaper Administrator/Civilian AWMM AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Newspaper Administrator/Civilian AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Newspaper Administrator/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Artillery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Temporary Captain AWMM New Zealand Artillery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Captain/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery 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 rankCaptain/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Peter Blundell was the son of Leonard Coker Blundell and of Sylvia Blundell (nee Mellor), of Wellington.Capt P. M. Blundell, M C; born Wellington, 10 May 1919; journalist; killed in action, Italy, 16 Apr 1945. (Source: Gillespie, O.A. The Pacific. p.139.) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death16 April 1945 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryForli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VIII, D, 3. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Peter Mellor Blundell by laying a poppy. Louis William Blundell Percy Blundell Peter Mellor Blundell Richard Blundell Richard James Blundell Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Peter Mellor Blundell Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksEvening Post, 26 April 1945, p.8 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19450426.2.57.2 Further Reference 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Fiji and New Caledonia from 1st September 1943 to 2th February 1944.' (London Gazette, 27 July 1944, p.3505.). Military Cross. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36627/supplements/3505 Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2206758 Sources Used DocumentsThe Weekly News AWMM The Weekly News 1944 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 7: WW2 17 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 9: WW2 39 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 15: WW2 16 AWMM Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM pp.689, 714. AWMM Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM p.139. 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