Corporal

Rex Michael Brislane

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Brislane and of Minnie Brislane (nee Davies), of Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
76594
Name:
Rex Michael Brislane
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.E. Brislane (mother), RMD Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
RMD Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
24 July 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. C. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Rex Michael Brislane
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