John Silbery

Surname
Silbery
Forename(s)
John
Also known as
Silberry
Date of death
8-Apr-45
Place of death
Italy

World War 2

Serial No
816156
Rank
Private
Address on enlistment
Manakau, New Zealand
Next of kin
Miss R. Silbery (sister), Manakau, New Zealand

Comments (2)

Can anyone help me with some detail on John Silbery. Any ideas what company he was in? Also he was KIA on the 8th April 1945 in the lead up to Operation BUCKLAND the attack across the Senio River. The official history shows no casualties on the 8th but my casualty list shows John was KIA on the 8th and 817711 Pte Paewai Williams and 817712 Pte Willie Robert Wilson were WIA on the same day. Do any family members have any details on these events on the 8th April? Shaun

Investigation of the Maori Battalion War diary reveals a record of the death of John Silbery on the 8th April 1945[1]: “Sunday 8th April 10:15 D Coy reports 1 fatal casualty through enemy sniping. 816156 Pte J Silbery killed in action”