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Lawrence Desmond Dell

  • Service number
    WWII 25110 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Laurence Desmond Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family records
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Laurence Desmond Dell

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  • Title
    Mr Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family records
  • Forenames
    • Lawrence Desmond AWMM
    • also known as: Desmond Lorraine Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family records
  • Surname
    Dell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Laurence Desmond Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family records
  • Service number
    WWII 25110 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    N/A Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family records

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    24 January 1916 Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family Records
  • Place of birth
    Te Kuiti, New Zealand Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022 - Family Records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 10A Walters Rd., Mount Eden AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. D. Dell, care of Nicholls, Elstow (Waikato) (brother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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    WWII 25110 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.120 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.120
    Paeroa, Hauraki District 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.120
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  • Defence Force service number:25110.
    Lawrence enlisted for WW11 at Pareoa on 9 February 1940. At that time he was a labourer working for A.L Patrick, 23 Wrights Buildings, Shortland Street, Auckland and lived at 10A Walters Road, Mt Eden.
    He left New Zealand for Egypt on 27th August 1940, arriving on 1 October 1940. He served in the Middle East, mainly in the 4th and 32nd Field Regiments as a Bombardier.
    He returned to New Zealand, ex HMV "Nieuw Amsterdam", departing Egypt on 15 June 1943 and arriving in Wellington on 2 July 1943. He was discharged as a Corporal at Te Aroha on 15 January 1944 having spent 2 years 320 days overseas.
    New Zealand Defense force records show his name as Lawrence Desmond Dell.
    Copy of Army records held by Peter Douglas.
    Died 7th June 1985 aged 69 years.
    Buried Mangere Cemetery, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand D400
    Desmond Lorraine Dell
    Birth: Jan 24 1916 - Te
    Public - Robin Alice Freda - Child - 11 September 2022
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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.120 AWMM

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11 September 2022Robin Alice FredaOrewaChild

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