Name of “Vernon Gush” from hand-written information on ‘Billing’ family in Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) collection.

Second given name, year and country of death, date of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in January 2019:
1977/30365. Gush, Vernon Allen. Date of Birth: 1 September 1919

Full date of death of 11 December 1976 from further searching in January 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Details of WWII service found in February 2019 at:
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/124064
NAME: Vernon Allan Gush
SERVICE NUMBER: WWII 62830
ARMED FORCE / BRANCH: Army
WAR: World War II, 1939-1945
ADDRESS BEFORE ENLISTMENT: WW2 Pre 1941 Pungarehu
NEXT OF KIN ON EMBARKATION: WW2 Mrs. E.M. Gush, Bayly Rd., Pungarehu (w)
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Pre 1941 Married/WWII

No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at February 2019.

Place of burial from Otahuhu Public Cemetery records, RSA Section, page 419, Index no. 3527, Ploy No. Q30:
B/R GUSH Vernon Allen a.57 d.11.12.1976
H/S 62830 Pte V.A. Gush, N.Z. Infantary, d.11.12.1976, 2nd N.Z.E.F.

Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2020:
1940/12592. Bride: Esther Margaret Billing. Groom: Vernon Allen Gush

Full date of marriage of 24 July 1940 from further searching in August 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.