English Māori Raymond Thomson Porter Born 3 November 1915 - Died 19 December 1985 PDF Key details Service number14265 AWMM Also known asRay AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM T Patrol, Long Range Desert Group AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Group, WW2, 1941, 5 soldiers standing, some smoking, leaning against vehicle, machine gun in backgro … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRaymond Thomson AWMM SurnamePorter AWMM Ingoa Also known asRay AWMM Service number14265 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth3 November 1915 AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 172 Lowe Street, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationClerk AWMM Company Executive/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMr F.E. Porter (father), Hautaroa, Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number14265 AWMM Military serviceLong Range Desert Group AWMM Long Range Desert Group L.R.D.G. Membership Roll February 1970. EPH-W2-11-27. 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 training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Age 24 AWMM Clerk AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Private AWMM 2 Divisional Cavalry AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Mechili, Libya AWMM 22 Nov 1941-29 April 1945 AWMM Road watching, Long Range Desert Group AWMM WW2 POW - Padula AWMM WW2 POW - Stalag VII-A Moosburg (Isar), Germany AWMM WW2 13 December 1941 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 29 April 1945 AWMM POW liberation details POW serial numberWWII 28528 AWMM Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 6 feet AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cancer AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 2 November 1945 AWMM End of War AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM T Patrol, Long Range Desert Group AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Raymond (Ray) Porter was taken by the Italians to Bengazi, where he met his brother, Major Frank Porter (4787), who was also taken POW. They and several other officers hatched a plan to steal a truck and escape.As Porter had a slight knowledge of the area, he was made a temporary officer. Unfortunately, things didn't work out and they were shipped to Italy on a destroyer.Porter stayed an officer while a POW - partly because the Germans did not insist the officers work - and studied German while in Italy. He became camp interpreter when they were moved to Germany.Raymond (Ray) Porter and his brother Francis (Frank) Robert Porter (4787) managed to stay together for the duration of their captivity, which was great for their morale as they were able to share letters and parcels.Two other brothers also served in the Pacific.Ray married in 1947 and had two sons.Listed as a POW 13 December 1941 as Temporary Lance Corporal in New Zealand, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. [1945]. Germany and German occupied territoriesThe Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection holds papers relating to Porter's war service. [Ref. MS 200/24] AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death19 December 1985 AWMM Age 70 AWMM Kawakawa, Bay of Islands AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryCremated AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: New Zealand Herald, 21 December 1985 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Raymond Thomson Porter by laying a poppy. Ralph Kenneth Grey Porter Raymond George Porter Raymond Thomson Porter Reginald Porter Reuben Porter Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Raymond Thomson Porter Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2009-8 Membership Roll L.R.D.G. Library / Pictorial › ephemera 107314 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCemetery Records, Whangarei District Council http://www.wdc.govt.nz/FacilitiesandRecreation/Cemeteries/Pages/CemeteryDatabaseSearch.aspx Sources Used Cemetery Records, Whangarei District Council http://www.wdc.govt.nz/FacilitiesandRecreation/Cemeteries/Pages/CemeteryDatabaseSearch.aspx Sources Used DocumentsL.R.D.G. Membership Roll February 1970. Long Range Desert Group (N.Z. Association). Auckland Museum EPH-W2-11-27. AWMM Second 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 WW2 3: WW2 383 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death notice: 21 December 1985 AWMM Porter, Raymond Thomson. Papers relating to war service, 1941 - 1947. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2006-24. 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 L.R.D.G. Membership Roll February 1970. Long Range Desert Group (N.Z. Association). Auckland Museum EPH-W2-11-27. AWMM O'Carroll, B. (2000). The Kiwi scorpions : the story of the New Zealanders in the Long Range Desert Group. Devon, England: Token Publishing. AWMM Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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 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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