Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Hector Nisbet Burns Born 19 November 1901 - Died 25 September 1979 PDF Key details Service number30928 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Captain/Military AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Head and shoulders portrait of H N Burns (s/n 30928) taken before he departed for war. Image provide … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHector Nisbet AWMM SurnameBurns AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number30928 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth19 November 1901 AWMM Masterton, Wairarapa AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 February 1940 AWMM 221 Vivian Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationSolicitor/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationA.N. Burns (father), 221 Vivian Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 7 April 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number30928 AWMM Military serviceCadets AWMM Territorials AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingTrentham Camp AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1 February 1940 AWMM Age 38 AWMM Solicitor/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM Infantry Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt AWMM 15 Jul 1942-9 May 1945 AWMM Western Desert AWMM WW2 POW - Stalag VII-A Moosburg (Isar), Germany AWMM 14 October 1942 AWMM WW2 13 December 1943 AWMM WW2 15 July 1942 AWMM WW2 POW - Oflag 5A, Weinberg (Wurtemburg), Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945. 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945. WW2 POW - Modena, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Days interned Liberation date Liberation RepatriationWW2 9 May 1945 AWMM POW liberation details POW serial numberWWII 2277\18 AWMM 2277 Public - John - Child - 30 October 2015 - Family papers - POW ID tag Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 6 feet 1 inch AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Ruddy AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Brown AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Heart Failure AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 23 January 1946 AWMM Transferred to Reserve of Officers AWMM Captain/Military AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Mary Magdala Ferris they married on the 8 January 1947.2 children, John Andrew Burns (b 28 October 1947) and Katherine Mary Burns (b 8 August 1951) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death25 September 1979 AWMM Age 77 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryMakara Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: Evening Post, September 1979 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Hector Nisbet Burns by laying a poppy. Harold John Burns Hector Bonn Burns Hector Nisbet Burns Henry Burns Henry Aloysius Burns Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Hector Nisbet Burns Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2009-8 Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsHenderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Correspondence with family AWMM Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Military Service Record AWMM 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. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 50 AWMM The Evening Post AWMM Death Notice: Evening Post, September 1979 AWMM List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 20 February 2017SophieaucklandDirect descendant 17 February 2017SophieAucklandDirect descendant 30 October 2015JohnMt Eden Auckland New ZealandChild 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. 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