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Brian Erskine Twigg

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Sgt # 21983 B. E. (Paddy) TWIGG 2nd NZEF - 2 NZ DIV CAVALRY REGT Died 30.4.2001 aged 88 yrs ALMA S TWIGG Died 23.12.200 aged 84yrs They are buried in the Pyes Pā Memorial Park, Tauranga Plot - RSA2 * 356

Brian Erskine TWIGG

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Brian Erskine AWMM
  • Surname
    Twigg AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 21983 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    15th October 1912 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 January 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254696842/brian-erskine-twigg
  • Place of birth
    Napier Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 January 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254696842/brian-erskine-twigg
  • Birth notes
    Son of Despard Douglas & Vera Elaine TWIGG Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 January 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254696842/brian-erskine-twigg
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Kahuroa Station, Private Bag, Tolaga Bay AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. D.D. Twigg, Box 29, Te Puke (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • 1948 Brian Erskine TWIGG married Alma Sybil BURNETT Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 January 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254696842/brian-erskine-twigg

Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 21983 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.189 Farm manager/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.189
    Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.189
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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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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.189 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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27 January 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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