Captain

James Gladwin Wynyard

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Gladwin Wynyard and of Agnes Mary Wynyard (nee Northcroft), of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
1400
Name:
James Gladwin Wynyard
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
17 August 1914
Place of Birth: 
Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr James Gladwin Wynyard (father), PO Box 53, Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Wharepuhunga, RD, Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 2 Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 November 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. G. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
James Gladwin Wynyard
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