Private

Hector Charles Porter

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Harold and Alma Porter, of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
62162
Name:
Hector Charles Porter
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
31 December 1916
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr H. Porter (father), 41 Sherwood Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
41 Sherwood Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Warehouseman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington
Embarkment Date:
07 April 1941
Transport:
HMT 25

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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