Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Ronald Alan Cumber Born 12 January 1919 - Died 7 August 1987 PDF Key details Service number72357 AWMM Also known asRonald Allan Cumber AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRonald Alan AWMM SurnameCumber AWMM Ingoa Also known asRonald Allan Cumber AWMM Service number72357 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth12 January 1919 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 2 March 1942 AWMM Weir House, Victoria University College Hostel, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationEntomologist/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs Mabel Cumber (mother), C/o W.S. Ranson, Tiraumea Rd, Pahiatua, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 23 July 1943 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number72357 AWMM Military serviceTerritorials AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 2 March 1942 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Clerk AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade 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 notesEye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Hazel AWMM Height, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 8 inches AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Heart attack AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Working as a clerk and studying at the Victoria University at the time of enlistment.Ronald Cumber studied at London University on a postwar bursary and was awarded a PhD in Entomology. He married in London after the war and returned to New Zealand in 1948.Cumber worked at the Cawthron Institute for a time then at Foxton where he worked with diseases of the flax plant. He was then seconded to Apia, Western Samoa, where he worked with the coconut beetle.He worked at DSIR Grasslands, Palmerston North, then at DSIR Mt Albert where he designed new laboratories.BDM lists name as Allan (December 2011) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death7 August 1987 AWMM Age 65 AWMM Paihia, 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, 8 August 1987 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Ronald Alan Cumber by laying a poppy. Charles Edward Culverwell Leonard Wilford Culverwell Ronald Alan Cumber Alexander William Henry Cumberbeach Frederick Andrew Cumberbeach Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ronald Alan Cumber Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCemetery Records, Whangarei District Council http://www.wdc.govt.nz/FacilitiesandRecreation/Cemeteries/Pages/CemeteryDatabaseSearch.aspx Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22105947 Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22105947 Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Military Service Record AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 12: WW2 46 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 August 1987 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
