Private

Gordon Alexander Muir

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Sidney Charles and Laura Muir, of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Attended Thames High School (New Zealand), from 1929-1934. 1933 passed the University Entrance Examination. Performed well at Athletics and was in the Cricket XI. Worked in his father's tailoring bus... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
42419
Name:
Gordon Alexander Muir
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
25 November 1916
Place of Birth: 
Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L. Muir, Rolleston Street, Thames, New Zealand (mother)
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pollen Street, Thames, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Tailor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 July 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
07 April 1941
Vessel:
Mauretania

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. F. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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