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William Thomas Pethick

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William Thomas Pethick in uniform full length - This image may be subject to copyright

William Thomas Pethick in uniform full length - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Pethick AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tom AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 11402 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    North Africa AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 11402 AWMM
  • Military service
    • School cadets AWMM
    • Prewar Territorials. 1 Canterbury AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Medical notes

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Tom Pethick's original embarkation destination was Marseilles but after the collapse of France they were diverted to Great Britain.

    Dropped rank to Gunner on transfer to 36 Survey Battery but was later promted to Sergeant. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 July 2012 Cemetery Records
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ashburton Cemetery Bremners Road and Seafield Road Ashburton New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.148 AWMM

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