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Cenotaph record

Eric Alexander Kostanich

  • Service number
    WWII 436183 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 3rd Division, 14th Brigade, 35th Battalion Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - Family papers, War medals
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Pte Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - Family papers
  • Forenames
    Eric Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Kostanich AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 436183 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 January 1922 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    22nd January 1922 Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Auckland, New Zealand Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 20 Wellington St., Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. C. Kostanich, 20 Wellington St., Auckland (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific War Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2IP-35Ba.html
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 3rd Division, 14th Brigade, 35th Battalion Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - Family papers, War medals
  • Service number
    WWII 436183 AWMM
  • Military service
    Fiji, Guadalcanal, Vella Lavella, Green Islands Public - Carole - Child - 27 June 2019 - http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2IP-35Ba.html
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.73 Tinsmith/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.73
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.73
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • 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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  • 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
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.73 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
27 June 2019CaroleSydney, AustraliaChild

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