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Desmond James Flowerday

  • Service number
    Jayforce 656037 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Desmond James AWMM
  • Surname
    Flowerday AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Jayforce 656037 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    25 June 1926 Public - Michelle - Other relative - 21 January 2023 - New Zealand Government Database.
    NZ Birth Deaths and Marriages
  • Place of birth
    Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Public - Michelle - Other relative - 21 January 2023 - Family Information
  • Birth notes
    • Died: d. 1987/37175 Flowerday Desmond James - dob 25/6/1926 - 61Y NZ bdm
      Includes date of birth. Public - Michelle - Other relative - 21 January 2023 - New Zealand Government Database.
      NZ Birth Deaths and Marriages
    • Mother Stella Flowerday nee Mandeno
      Father James Flowerday Public - Michelle - Other relative - 31 October 2023 - Family History research , and knwon information from relatives
      1925/2396 Stella Agnes Mandeno - JamesFlowerday NZ BDM Parents
      b. 1926
      d. 1987/37175 Flowerday Desmond James dob 25/6/1926 - 61Y NZ BDM
      m. 22 May 1950 Te Aroha, New Zealand
  • Address before enlistment
    Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM Waharoa R.D. AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Jayforce Mrs. S. Flowerday, Paerata (m) AWMM
    • Stella Flowerday nee Mandeno Public - Michelle - Other relative - 31 October 2023 - Family History Research by M. I. Lewin - Relative
  • 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 656037 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Jayforce 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.43 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.43
    Morrinsville, Waikato 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.43
  • 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

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • 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.43 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
31 October 2023MichelleTirau, South WaikatoOther relative

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