John Robert “Ian” Gold
Gunner · NZ #619106 · R2 Patrol
| Rank | Gunner |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #619106 |
| Patrol | R2 Patrol |
| Regiment | NZ Artillery |
| Known as | “Ian” |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Levitha, 24 Oct 1943 |
What this roll records
Sting of the Scorpion (Brendan O'Carroll) — the assault on Levita: Levita, 23–24 Oct 1943: of R2 Patrol; suffered leg wounds in the action and was taken prisoner, later recovering as a POW. His eyewitness account of the ridge fighting is quoted in Kiwi Scorpions.
New Zealand (A) Squadron, Levitha (24 Oct 1943): prisoner of war. Source: Roll of New Zealand (A) Squadron Casualties on Levitha, Brendan O’Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean".
Patrol R2 (with #619106) self-identified in his own hand at the Picton LRDG reunion, Apr 2001, in a signed copy of 'Kiwi Scorpions'.
New Zealanders in the Levita action, 24 October 1943: taken prisoner of war. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Kiwi Scorpions’ (Appendix IX, New Zealanders in the Levita action).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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