Lawrence Douglas Roderick

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Roderick.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Was a member of the Long Range Desert Group. Killed leading an Italian Partisan attack.

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Personal Tributes:

I have heard many stories of my great uncle Lawrence one of them was that he escaped from a POW camp in Egypt. My mother is Jewish and I am so proud of my great uncle who I never meet. His brother my... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
1113
Name:
Lawrence Douglas Roderick
Name variation:
LAWRENCE
Date of Birth:
19 February 1913
Place of Birth:
Gisborne,
Next of Kin: 
Mr G. Roderick (brother), Queen Street, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o D. Birkett, Brewer Street, Blenheim, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Linesman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 April 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
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: 
III, A, 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Lawrence Douglas Roderick
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