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Desmond Charles Manley

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Portrait of Des C. Manley, 623470 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Belinda Bradley 1121-5032. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Des C. Manley, 623470 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Belinda Bradley 1121-5032. CC-BY-NC- …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Desmond Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Manley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Des Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 22 September 2019 - Family Oral History
  • Service number
    WWII 623470 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 February 1924 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    18th February 1924 Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 22 September 2019 - Oral Family History
  • Place of birth
    Auckland, New Zealand Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 22 September 2019 - Oral Family History
  • Birth notes
    2nd born child to Leo Rennie Manley and Merle Eileen Manley Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 22 September 2019 - Oral Family History
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 22 Tawariki Rd., Ponsonby, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    • Fur Trade Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 22 September 2019 - Oral Family History
    • Furrier Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 23 September 2019 - Military enlistment role.
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M.E. Manley, 22 Tawariki Rd., Ponsonby, Auckland (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1945 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1945 2NZEF Nom. Roll 15, p.94 Furrier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 15, p.94
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 15, p.94
  • 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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  • Member of the Pt Chev RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Loved husband of 67 years to Doreen Manley and loving father of Kevin, Grant and Michelle. Loving Grandad (Poppa) of Richard, Anna-Louise, Larissa, David, Tim and Sam, and; Great Grandad to Isaiah and Archie.
    Public - David Gregg - Direct descendant - 22 September 2019
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.94 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.48 AWMM

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23 September 2019David GreggAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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