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William Lawrence Bedford

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Portrait of William Lawerence Bedford, 458870 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Lydia Nimmo 1147-2385. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of William Lawerence Bedford, 458870 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Lydia Nimmo 1147-2385. C …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Bedford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    Jayforce 458870 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
    Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM Double Top, Hawarden AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jayforce Mr. C.H. Bedford, 67 Waimak. Rd., Harewood, Christchurch (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1946-1948 AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Jayforce 458870 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Jayforce 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.10 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.10
    Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.10
  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Hokitika RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 June 2015 Death Notice
    Hokitika, Westland Death Notice
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: The Press, 17 June 2015. AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.10 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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