436031  BOMBARDIER WALTER GEORGE LAMONT
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Date & Place of Birth:  4th January 1922 - Wellington, New Zealand

Religion:               Church of England

Marital Status:         Single

Occupation:             Clerk

Address:                77 Wallace St, Wellington

Employer:               Wellington Slipper Co.

Next of Kin             Mrs I.M.Dalton, Mother. - 6 Military Reserve, Heretaunga. 


Service Record W.W.2
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12-05-1941  Attested at Wellington  -  Rank: Private

03-06-1941  Entered Waiouru Military Camp. Attached to Infantry Training Unit.

01-07-1941  Posted to 2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment.
            Seconded to ? ? ? ? ?

Marched in to Winter Show Camp, Wellington from Waiouru on completion of T.Infantry 
             Training. Marched out to Civilian Occupation.

01-09-1941  to be Lance Corporal

18-01-1942  Marched in to Carterton Camp from Civilian Occupation

25-02-1942  Marched in from 2nd Bn. Wn. Rgt.
            Marched out to 7th Infantry Brigade Group Carterton

15-04-1942  Marched out for duty at H.Q. 7th Infantry Brigade Group & taken on strength of unit.

19-05-1942  Marched in from Carterton to attend field work course at army school Trentham.

30-05-1942  Marched out to unit on completion of field work course.

10-06-1942  A.W.O.L. 9th to 10th June. Fined 10/-

24-06-1942  Marched in from Carterton to Waiouru

26-06-1942  Marched out to Waiouru

20-07-1942  Special leave from 20th to 21st July. W P & S/A

22-07-1942  Marched in from leave. Marched out to Carterton from Waiouru.

03-09-1942  Reverts to Private at own request.

16-09-1942  Marched out from 7th Infantry Brigade H.Q. Carterton.
            Marched in to 2nd Field Regiment N.Z.Artillery Linton  & taken on strength of unit.

17-09-1942  Granted extra duty pay, 1/- per day as Orderly Room clerk Linton.

23-11-1942  A.W.O.L. 22nd to 23rd Nov. Fined 10/-. Forfeits 2 days pay.

04-03-1943  Ceases to be eligible to draw extra duty pay as O.R. clerk.

16-03-1943  Marched in to 1 Training Battalion, Artillery 9th Reinforcements Trentham
             - ex Carterton Military Depot.

14-05-1943  Embarked on His Majesty's N.Z.Troopship No.69. SS Dominion Monarch.

11-06-1943  Disembarked at Egypt with 9th reinforcements. Posted to 32nd N.Z.Field Regiment

22-07-1943  Posted to 2nd Echelon 2nd N.Z.E.F. Eligible to draw extra duty pay, 1/- per day, as clerk.

13-08-1943  Marched out on duty to Graves R & E unit.

10-09-1943  Marched out from 2nd Echelon. Posted to Graves R & E unit.
            Ceases to be eligible to draw extra duty pay as clerk.

11-09-1943  Marched in to Graves R & E unit from 2nd Echelon. Promoted to Bombardier.

18-03-1944  Marched in to N.Z. Education & Rehabilitation Services.

19-03-1945  Marched in to N.Z.Artillery Training Depot. Reverts to Gunner at own request.

02-05-1945  Posted to N.Z. Advance Base. Embarked at Port Said for Central Mediterranean Force.

06-05-1945  Marched in to N.Z. Advance Base Artillery Training Depot, Italy

22-05-1945  Marched in to Field Unit as Gunner.

29-05-1945  Posted to 5th N.Z. Field Regiment.

26-09-1945  Transferred from 5th N.Z. Field Regiment to N.Z. Roll.

17-11-1945  Disembarked in Middle East. 

18-12-1945  Embarked in Middle East for N.Z.

13-01-1946  Disembarked at Wellington

14-01-1946  Marched in to Area 5. Attached.

26-03-1946  Discharged at Wellington

17-11-1977  Died at Hastings

Service - N.Z.   = 1 year,  191 days.        O/seas = 2 years, 245 days.          Total  = 4 years,  71 days.

Medals Awarded - Italy Star - Defence Medal - War Medal 1939-45 - N.Z.War Service Medal.