Lieutenant Colonel

John Tinsley Russell

DSO, MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Andrew Hamilton Russell and Gertrude Russell, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand; husband of Rosamond Russell (nee Rolleston), of Sanson, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1045
Name:
John Tinsley Russell
Rank: 
Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Birth:
11 November 1904
Place of Birth:
Hastings,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. Russell (wife), Gola, Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Gola, Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 22 (Motor) Battalion, (Commanding)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 September 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
John Tinsley Russell
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