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Vernon Lawrence Blumfield

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2nd NZEF, 549157 Pte V L BLUMFIELD, NZ Postal Corps, died 4 December 1978 aged 71 years. He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Block RSA 34 Plot 20

Vernon Lawrence BLUMFIELD

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Vernon Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Blumfield AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 549157 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 1944 AWMM 336 Aberdeen Rd., Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M.V. Blumfield, 336 Aberdeen Rd., Gisborne (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 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 549157 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.14 Driver/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.14
    Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.14
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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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. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.14 AWMM

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31 January 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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