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Allen Bruce Chisholm

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Allen Bruce AWMM
  • Surname
    Chisholm AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 20694 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
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM 11 Rosebank Rd., Avondale, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. Patricia M. Chisholm, 11 Rosebank Rd., Avondale (wife) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 20694 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Truck Driver/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • WW2 Gunner/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Headquarters, 28th Battery 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM
    • 2nd Echelon on Aquitania ,diverted to Glasgow.Reserve lines during Battle of Britain. To Helwan 1940, then Battle of Greece. Operation Crusader, wounded at Belhammed. Survivor of the sinking of HMS Chakdina off Tobruk Dec 5 1941. to N0 3 Gen Hosp Alexandria. To Syria. Back to Egypt, Breakout at Miqar Qaim, All the Battles at ElAlamein, Pursuit to Tripoli and to Tunisia. Furlough after Vicory in Africa, Medical Discharge. Public - Robert - Child - 25 April 2020 - Military records, family papers

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

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.35 AWMM
    • can you start off by getting the name spelt correctly? It is Allan not Allen Public - Robert - Other relative - 6 August 2018 - all sources military and civilian. I will come back in future with other papers and documents to fill out this memorail..its not a particularly easy site to navigate in and around when trying to add contributions

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25 April 2020RobertAucklandChild

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