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Dover William Stephen Andrews

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Dover William Stephen AWMM
  • Surname
    Andrews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 521278 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    23 September, 1912 Public - Dakota - Direct descendant - 11 February 2019 - https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-eb2a5a22be134fb531a0514f0bdb8a10?auth=fc232e4e8adba2b9b1026547dfa0cfb9&callback_token=A7LEYb0cqaYlIeEbhC2FbpsO2EuGndAgAeToROAl&trn=partner_Geni&trp=match_button_tree
  • Place of birth
    Kohukohu, Far North, Northland, New Zealand Public - Dakota - Direct descendant - 11 February 2019 - https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-eb2a5a22be134fb531a0514f0bdb8a10?auth=fc232e4e8adba2b9b1026547dfa0cfb9&callback_token=A7LEYb0cqaYlIeEbhC2FbpsO2EuGndAgAeToROAl&trn=partner_Geni&trp=match_button_tree
  • Birth notes
    Born to Albert and Elsie May Andrews Public - Dakota - Direct descendant - 11 February 2019 - https://www.myheritage.com/matchingresult-eb2a5a22be134fb531a0514f0bdb8a10?auth=fc232e4e8adba2b9b1026547dfa0cfb9&callback_token=A7LEYb0cqaYlIeEbhC2FbpsO2EuGndAgAeToROAl&trn=partner_Geni&trp=match_button_tree
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 86 Gribblehurst Rd., Sandringham, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. V. Andrews, 86 Gribblehurst Rd., Sandringham, Auckland (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1943 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 521278 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.7 Truck Driver/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.7
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.7
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.7 AWMM

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11 February 2019DakotaWaihi, New ZealandDirect descendant
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