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Leonard Arthur Berryman

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  • Title
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    Leonard Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Berryman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 12059 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Adam St., Waihi AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. K. Berryman, Adam Si., Waihi (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 12059 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.38 Gas fitter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.38
    Paeroa, Hauraki District 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.38
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  • Age on enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria 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
    WW2 Escaped or evaded capture. W O forms completed there. AWMM
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 4042 AWMM

Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Biographical Information:

    Leonard Arthur Berryman

    Birth: 26 March 1918 (Registration No.1918/19083)
    Death: x.x.1999 (Registration No.1999/10514)
    Spouse: Aloma Olive Chiles, married 13 Dec 1946 (RegNo 1946/15060; WAIHI DAILY TELEGRAPH 13 Dec 1946 p3)
    Parents: Thomas Henry Berryman (father), Kate Berryman (mother)

    *Advice has been received by Mrs K. Berryman, of Adams Street, that her son, Private Leonard Berryman, who was early reported missing, is also a prisoner of war. (WAIHI DAILY TELEGRAPH, 9 JULY 1941, PAGE 3)

    Also POW at Stalag 18B

    *PRISONERS SAFE - Wellington, May 8. More New Zealanders, previously reported prisoner of war, are now safe. The following list was released tonight (the rank is private unless otherwise stated): ... Previously Prisoners of War, Now Safe in Odessa. Berryman, Tpr. Leonard Arthur, Waihi. (WANGANUI CHRONICLE, 10 MAY 1945, p2)
    Public - John - Researcher - 23 August 2023
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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.38 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of NZ Escapees and Evaders - 1 New Zealand Interrogation Section Book 1, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 (R25405144) AWMM

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