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William John Alexander Wilson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    64079 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16 March 1915 Public - Jeanette Frances - Child - 24 November 2019 - Military personnel file
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o New Zealand Railways, Ongarue, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Jeanette Frances - Child - 24 November 2019 - Oral family history
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W.J.A. Wilson (wife), Ryall's Road, Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    64079 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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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
    • WW2
      22 July 1942 AWMM
      With 24 Battalion AWMM
    • WW2
      22 July 1942 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Stalag 357 (No. 2), Thorn, modern day Toruń, Poland 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
    • WW2 POW - P.G. 57, Gruppignano, Udine, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
      Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 May 1993 AWMM
    Age 78 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
    23 May 1993 Public - Kerry - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - I am his daughter
  • Age at death
    78 Public - Kerry - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - He was my father
  • Place of death
    Thames Public - Kerry - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - I am his daughter
  • Cause of death
    Heart attack Public - Kerry - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - I am his daughter
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Totara Memorial Park (Thames), 110 Te Arapipi Road, Totara, Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand AWMM RSAL-PLOT-0447 AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 229 AWMM
    • Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2020KerryAucklandDirect descendant
24 November 2019Jeanette FrancesAuckland New ZealandChild

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