Neild Roberts
Corporal · NZ #632851* · T2 Patrol
| Rank | Corporal |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #632851* |
| Patrol | T2 Patrol |
| Died | 1945-04-18 |
| POW / KIA | Killed on active service in Italy (buried Bologna War Cemetery, Italy (V. B. 6.)) |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C31325 |
What this roll records
The Cenotaph gives the cause of his death as KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, and records him as commemorated at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories as well as on the Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool already noted here. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record C31325.
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Aged 23 at death. Buried/commemorated: Bologna War Cemetery, Italy (V. B. 6.). Mechanic in civilian life. Embarked/served with Infantry Brigade. Son of Bernard and Jessie Mary Roberts, of Onehunga, Auckland. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Full name Neild. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
New Zealand (A) Squadron, LRDG — T2 Patrol at disbandment, 10 December 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix IV, New Zealand (A) Squadron Disbandment Roll, 10 December 1943).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 12, p.165. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. External links: Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1717154 Also cited: Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1939-1945, AWMM Library MS 93/139.
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