- SURNAME
Masefield
- FORENAME
Ben
- UNIT
New Zealand Commandos
- RANK
Lieutenant
- NUMBER
72165
- DATE OF DEATH
11th July 1943
- AGE
23
- GRAVESITE
Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery,New Caledonia 4.7
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Blenheim,New Zealand
born New Zealand 21.4.1920
son of William Norris and Amouri Beryl Masefield,Kekerangu,Marlborough,New Zealand
single
farmer in civilian life
award Mention in Despatches
KIA New Georgia
London Gazette 36382, 15th February 1944, Page 828
DATE OF DEATH:
11-Jul-1943AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/masefield-ben.27859/WEB LINKS:
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36382/supplement/828FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103643563/ben-masefield
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