Alexander William Huntly Borrie

Forenames

Alexander William Huntly AWMM

Surname

Borrie AWMM

Service number

WWII 17781 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

10 May 1917 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Public Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Dr W.H. Borrie (father), 226 High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 17781 AWMM

Military service

• 3rd Field Ambulance AWMM
• 3 New Zealand General Hospital AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Cross (MC) AWMM
  03 Aug 1944 AWMM
  The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Borrie, Alexander William Huntley. (Ref. WO 373/7/80). Military Cross. AWMM
• Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM
  Coronation Honours, 1953 AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Medical practitioner AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Last rank

Major/Military AWMM
24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Regimental Medical Officer for 24 Infantry Battalion July 1942- October 1944.

Maj A. W. H. Borrie, MC; Dunedin; born Port Chalmers, 10 May 1917; medical practitioner; RMO 24 Bn Jul 1942-Oct 1944. (Source: Burdon, R.M. 24 Battalion. p.119.)

Brother of Dr John Borrie who was a POW and Doctor during World War II. AWMM

Death

28 Mar 2001 AWMM
Age  83 AWMM

Cemetery

Cremated at Dunedin crematorium, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html
  Sources Used
• Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
  https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
  Sources Used
• Cemetery Records. Dunedin City Council.
  http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search
  Sources Used
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-006202.html
  Further Reference
• 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.' (London Gazette, 3 August 1944, p.3605.). Military Cross.
  http://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36637/supplement/3605
  Further Reference
• The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Borne, Alexander William Huntley. (Ref. WO 373/7/80). Military Cross.
  http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7350708
  Further Reference

References

• The Weekly News
  The Weekly News 1944
• 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.
  WW2 4: WW2 36
• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
  pp.119, 153, 191–193, 195, 205–206, 218, 222, 246–247, 252, 257–259, 262, 279, 287.
• Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
  pp.363, 371–372.
• McKinney, J. (1952). Medical units of 2NZEF in Middle East and Italy. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
  pp.385, 431, 540, 587.
• Sutherland, J. (2017). New Zealand Gallantry Awards, 1940-1975. Opawa, Christchurch: Regal Books
  p. 57
• McKinney, J. (1952). Medical units of 2NZEF in Middle East and Italy. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Borrie, A. (2000). Funny things that happened on the way to Rimini. Dunedin, New Zealand : Alex Borrie.
• Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.