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Ralph Eager Ham

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Headstone of Major Ralph Egar HAM 71454. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 45S400. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Major Ralph Egar HAM 71454. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 45S …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph Eager AWMM
  • Surname
    Ham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 71454 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 12 Montpellier St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 12 Montpellier St., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. F.A. Ham, 32 Fea St., Dunedin (w) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. F.A. Ham, 32 Fea St., Dunedin (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 71454 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    3 August 1969 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 62 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 45S, Plot 400 AWMM
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.61 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.165 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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