Private Eunson, 21st Battalion.

[Dave Homewood]

It was not at all unusual for people from the south being in a northern or central Battalion, the zoning was only really at the beginning of the war and replacements were basically sent wherever they were needed most. However some did manage to swap to battalions where they knew mates if they were lucky,and the Army had a thing where a soldier already in a unit could claim his brother if he turned up as a replacement, so they could serve together.

Have you read the Official History of 21 Battalion
nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-21Ba.html

And of Italy
nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1Ita.html

nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-2Ita.html

[hurricanejim]

NZETC is a great website for research I've been reading into it and trying to match up events.