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Thomas Patrick McBrearty

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Thomas Patrick McBrearty

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Patrick AWMM
  • Surname
    McBrearty AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 514387 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    8 January 1913 Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Christchurch, New Zealand Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
    Born to Percival Victor McBrearty and Mary nee Donohue Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 30 Bletsoe Ave., Spreydon, Christchurch AWMM
    • Governor's Bay - Bus Driver for NZ Railway Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family papers
  • Post war occupation
    NZ Breweries Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. E.M. McBrearty, 30 Bletsoe Ave., Spreydon, Christchurch (w) AWMM
    • Ellen (Nel) Maud McBrearty nee Warren. First 3 of 8 children born by the time he was posted. Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family papers
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1943 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • Thomas was married to Nel nee Warren - Nel and Tom had 3 children when he went to the Pacific and he went on to be father to 8 children in total. They lived in Pages Road until his death 4 April 1974. Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Family Papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 514387 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Green Island, Necal, New Caledonia Public - Jacqueline - Direct descendant - 1 May 2020 - Military Personal File

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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  • 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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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
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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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.117 AWMM

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01 May 2020JacquelineWellington, New ZealandDirect descendant

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