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William Busby Jefferd

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF "DIGGER" WILLIAM BUSBY JEFFERD # 202891 2nd NZEF Div Cav Loved Husband of MARY Father of WILL, DAVID PETER & MARK He is buried in the JEFFERD Family Plot in the Tokomaru Cemetery

William Busby JEFFERD

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Busby AWMM
  • Surname
    Jefferd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 202891 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1920 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1920 Public - Thomas - Direct descendant - 24 October 2018 - Family
  • Place of birth
    Tokomaru Bay Public - Thomas - Direct descendant - 24 October 2018 - Family
  • Birth notes
    Son of Frederick Reader & Eleanor Maude JEFFERD Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221702744/william-busby-jefferd
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM Parenga, Tokomaru Bay AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer
    Tironui Station, Mata Rd, Tokomaru Bay Public - Thomas - Direct descendant - 24 October 2018 - Family
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. F.R. Jefferd, Parenga, Tokomaru Bay (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • 1949 Married Mrs M J Jefferd Public - Thomas - Direct descendant - 24 October 2018 - Family

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 202891 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.62 Shepherd/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.62
    Tolaga Bay, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.62
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
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  • William Busby JEFFERD died in 1999 aged 79yrs and is buried in the Tokomaru Bay Cemetery, Gisborne
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 August 2023
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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.62 AWMM

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31 March 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
24 October 2018ThomasAuckland New ZealandDirect descendant

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