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2nd New Zealand Division 27th June 1942 Breakthrough 28th June 1942 Battle of Mersa Matruh 14th July 1942 Assault on Ruweisat Ridge 9th Aug 1942 Visit 12th Aug 1942 Visit 16th Aug 1942 Visit 21st Aug 1942 Posting 30th Aug 1942 Orders 31st Aug 1942 Attack Made 20th of October 1942 152nd Brigade Operational Order 20th of October 1942 Gapping and Taping 21st of October 1942 Operation Order No.1 23rd Oct 1942 In Action 23rd of October 1942 Operational Order No. 1. 24th Oct 1942 In Action 25th Oct 1942 In Action 28th Oct 1942 Barrage 29th Oct 1942 Objective Gained 1st Nov 1942 Advance 1st of November 1942 Operational Order No. 2 1st of November 1942 Attacks 1st of November 1942 In the battle of El Alamein 1st of November 1942 Orders 1st of November 1942 Orders 2nd Nov 1942 In Action 2nd of November 1942 In Action 3rd of November 1942 In Action 4th Nov 1942 Breakthrough 5th of November 1942 Report 5th Nov 1942 Armour Destroyed 5th Nov 1942 Prisoners Taken 5th Nov 1942 Aerodrome Captured 19th of December 1942 152 Brigade Operation Order No 2. 28th Mar 1943 Recce 20th Nov 1943 Attack Made 23rd Nov 1943 Crossings 25th Nov 1943 River Rising 29th Nov 1943 Town Captured 30th Nov 1943 Hard Fighting 1st Dec 1943 Hard Fighting 8th Dec 1943 Attack Made 9th Dec 1943 Hard Fighting 10th Dec 1943 Attack Made 12th Dec 1943 Bridgehead Gained 14th Dec 1943 Ground Gained 16th Dec 1943 Advance 18th Dec 1943 Very Hard Fighting 21st Dec 1943 Preparations 25th Dec 1943 Bombardment 18th February 1944 Address 22nd February 1944  15th March 1944 Training 25th March 1944 Status report 26th March 1944 Status report 27th March 1944 Change of Sector Control 23rd of April 1945 Counter Attack 5th of May 1945 Special Order of the Day If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 2nd New Zealand Division during the Second World War 1939-1945. Blackmore James Henry. Pte. Furness Clarence John. Pte. Gibb Lionel Simpson. Olorenshaw John Turner. Cpl. (d.11th Aug 1944) Peters Earnest William. Drvr. Price Laurie Noel. Sgt. Yeatman Winston. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 2nd New Zealand Division? There are:56 items tagged 2nd New Zealand Division available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.