Masefield, Ben

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Date of death:: July 11th, 1943 (Solomon Islands)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Cemetery New Zealand Bourail
Plot: 4. Grave: 7.
Nationality:: New Zealander (1907-1947, Dominion UK)

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 1 Commando, Fiji Guerillas, Fiji Military Forces

"In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the South West Pacific."

Posthumously awarded

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 1 Commando, Fiji Guerillas, Fiji Military Forces

Sources

- Ben Masefield - Online Cenotaph - Auckland War Memorial Museum
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36382/supplement/828/data.pdf

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