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Francis John Warden

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Headstone, Waikumete Cemetery (Photograph G.A. Fortune, October 2012) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Headstone, Waikumete Cemetery (Photograph G.A. Fortune, October 2012) - Image has All Rights Reserve …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis John AWMM
  • Surname
    Warden AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Frank AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ423871 AWMM
    • WWII 423871 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 December 1911 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ423871 AWMM
    • WWII 423871 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
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Francis Warden was the son of Patrick and Kate Elizabeth Warden, Auckland, New Zealand.

    He was the husband of Dorothy May Warden, of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England and father of Patricia Anne.

    He was married 17 November 1945 at Registry Office, Holburn, London.

    W/O Francis Warden returned to New Zealand with his wife on the Ruahine departing from UK 3 May 1946. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    18 January 1947 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Anglican Block D, R 7, Grave 61 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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