Lieutenant

Murray William Speight

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry Baxter Speight and of Anna May Speight (nee Davies), of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
412321
Name:
Murray William Speight
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
17 June 1919
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Henry Baxter Speight (father), 4A Crescent Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand|Henry Baxter Speight (father), 4A Crescent Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
8 Waitoa Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand|8 Waitoa Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
School Teacher|School Teacher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of Wounds
Date of Death:
11 April 1945
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination:
Solomon Islands

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI, B, 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Murray William Speight
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