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Ronald William Reeve

  • Service number
    • Jayforce 815679 AWMM
    • WWII 32933 Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Also known as
    Ronnie Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Family papers
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 2nd Relief Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Last rank
  • War
    • Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM
    • Jayforce Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
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Served and sent to Japan 1947-1948. Jayforce

Private Ronald William Reeve

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald William AWMM
  • Surname
    Reeve AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ronnie Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Family papers
  • Service number
    • Jayforce 815679 AWMM
    • WWII 32933 Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    20 May 1928 Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Family Records
  • Place of birth
    Wellington, New Zealand Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Family Records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM 40 Tamar St., Island Bay, Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Bricklayer Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Jayforce Mr. W.H. Reeve, 40 Tamar St., Island Bay, Wgtn. (f) AWMM
    • Mr William Horace Reeve Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Family Papers
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1946-1948 AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    • Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM
    • Jayforce Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Campaign
    Jay Force Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military personnel file
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 2nd Relief Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Service number
    • Jayforce 815679 AWMM
    • WWII 32933 Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Sapper Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel File

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    The New Zealand Operational Service Medal
    The New Zealand Service Medal 1946-1949
    The New Zealand Defence Service Medal Public - Nichol - Child - 5 December 2020 - Military Personnel Records

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Jayforce 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.111 Bricklayer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.111
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.111
  • 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    March 2009 Public - Nichol - Child - 4 April 2021 - Family papers
  • Age at death
    • 88 Public - Nichol - Child - 4 April 2021 - Family Papers
    • 80 years Public - Nichol - Child - 23 December 2021 - Personal files
  • Place of death
    Hutt Hospital, Wellington. Public - Nichol - Child - 4 April 2021 - Family Papers
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    • Naenae Cemetry, Lower Hutt, Wellington. Public - Nichol - Child - 4 April 2021 - Family Papers
    • Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt, Wellington. Public - Nichol - Child - 23 December 2021 - Personal files
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    A Trojan to the end. Public - Nichol - Child - 23 December 2021 - Personal files
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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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.111 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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23 December 2021NicholTruganina, MelbourneChild

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