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Alan Earnest Glew

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alan Earnest AWMM
  • Surname
    Glew AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ7578 AWMM
    • WWII 7578 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 March 1925 Mangere Historical Society
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  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Prison warder/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 8 July 1943 Mangere Historical Society
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Archibald Walter William and Laura Glenny (nee Bilham) Glew. (Source: Mangere Historical Society)


    Married Dorothy Elizabeth Walden on 10th April 1948. (Source: Mangere Historical Society)


    Four children: Graham, Carol, Geoffrey and Lawrence (Source: Mangere Historical Society)


    Attended Seddon Memorial Tech (Source: Mangere Historical Society)


    Brothers Alan Earnest (NZ7578), Colin Douglas (?), Raymond Melrose(?) and Walter Edwin (4277) all served in WW2 AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    22 May 1993 Mangere Historical Society
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Mangere Lawn Cemetery Crematorium, 85 McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge Auckland AWMM Plot 1, Row EV6, Lawn Raised Plaque West AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • Mangere Historical Society: This record was kindly researched by the Mangere Historical Society. AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM

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