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Francis Joseph George Holder

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2nd NZEF, 6727 Pte F J G HOLDER, NZ Infantry, died 14 October 1972 aged 56 years. DOROTHY E HOLDER, died 7.5.1998 aged 78 yrs. Both are buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Block RSA Plot 665

Francis Joseph George HOLDER

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Joseph George AWMM
  • Surname
    Holder AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 6727 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1916 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Frank Lockwood & Mary Elizabeth Aileen HOLDER of Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Tolaga Bay AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M.M. Holder, Tolaga Bay (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Husband of Dorothy Eleanor HOLDER Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 July 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery records

Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 6727 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.89 Shop assistant/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.89
    Tolaga Bay, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.89
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  • Age on enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW2 POW - Stalag 383 (previously Oflag III-C), Hofenfells, Bavaria 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
    Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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    WWII 5468 AWMM

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Death

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  • TOLAGA BAY SOLDIER LETTER FROM CRETE Relatives of Driver F. J. G. Holder, who has been missing since the Greek campaign, have received notice of his safety and welfare as a prisoner of war in the hands of the Germans. His letter from a transit camp in Crete was the first intimation of Driver Holder's fate since he was officially reported missing. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holder, Tolaga Bay, and enlisted early in the war for overseas service.
    REF: PRISONER OF WAR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20624, 27 NOVEMBER 1941, PAGE 4
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 July 2023
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Sources

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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.89 AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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15 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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