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David Matheson France

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Matheson AWMM
  • Surname
    France AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 423887 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM Levels AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. D.M. France, Levels (f) 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
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 423887 AWMM
  • Military service
  • 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 12, p.65 Wool & skin buyer 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.65
    Timaru, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.65
  • 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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  • Husband of Frances Jean; father of Alister and Donald; brother of Bob, Jim, Alex, and Mavis (d) Public - Elli - Researcher - 27 June 2020 - Newspaper: Deaths [Press (Christchurch) 26nov1968 p31]

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    25 November 1968 Public - Elli - Researcher - 27 June 2020 - Newspaper: Deaths [Press (Christchurch) 26nov1968 p31]
  • Age at death
    47 years Public - Elli - Researcher - 27 June 2020 - Newspaper: Deaths [Press (Christchurch) 26nov1968 p31]
  • Place of death
    Glenrock Station, Fairlie Public - Elli - Researcher - 27 June 2020 - Newspaper: Deaths [Press (Christchurch) 26nov1968 p31]
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Burkes Pass Public - Elli - Researcher - 27 June 2020 - Newspaper: Deaths [Press (Christchurch) 26nov1968 p31]
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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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.65 AWMM

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27 June 2020ElliWellington, New ZealandResearcher

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