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Eric Galvin

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Photograph of Sapper Galvin 23440. Image kindly provided by Julian Galvin (August 2018). Image may be subject to copyright restriction.

Photograph of Sapper Galvin 23440. Image kindly provided by Julian Galvin (August 2018). Image may b …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Eric AWMM
    • James Public - Julian - Child - 30 July 2018 - Family Records, Birth Certificate
  • Surname
    Galvin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 23440 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic Public - Julian - Child - 30 July 2018 - Family Records

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 20 October 1912 AWMM
    • 20 October 1912 Public Source
    • 20 December 1912 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    • 20/12/1912 Public - Julian - Child - 2 August 2018 - Birth Certificate, family records.
    • 20/10/1912 Public - Julian - Child - 2 August 2018 - Birth Certificate, family Records
  • Place of birth
    Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand Public - Julian - Child - 2 August 2018 - Birth certificate.
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM 19 Turnbull St., Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. H. Galvin, Horopito (mother) AWMM
    • Mother: Hilda Mary Galvin Public - Julian - Child - 2 August 2018 - Birth Certificate, Family Records
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Single/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 23440 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    17 July 1969 AWMM
  • 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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Sources

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  • References
    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.67 AWMM

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02 August 2018JulianHong KongChild

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