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Clifford Edward Denison

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  • Service number
    • WWII 34396 AWMM
    • 34396 Public - Kaye Irene - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Cliffs diary
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Taken Grittleton 1941

Cliff Denison

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Clifford Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Denison AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 34396 AWMM
    • 34396 Public - Kaye Irene - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Cliffs diary
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 April 1918 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    1 April 1918 Public - Kaye Irene - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Family tree
  • Place of birth
    Mount Eden, Auckland NZ Public - Kaye Irene - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Family home
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 61 Grange Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. F. Denison, 61 Grange Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland (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
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 34396 AWMM
    • 34396 Public - Kaye Irene - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Cliffs diary
  • Military service
    UK, Algiers & Italy Public - Kaye Irene - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Diary
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.121 Carpenter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.121
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.121
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • WW2 Sapper 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.121 14th (N.Z.) Forestry Company, N.Z. Engineers 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.121 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Third Echelon AWMM
    • Left NZ 27 August 1940. 7 Nov 1940 left Gourock, Scotland for Grittleton staying at the Estate of Sir Audley Neeld. Whilst there entertained the Duchess Beauford. He also presented flowers to Queen Mary on behalf of the Forestry Unit. Visited King George Club and saw the now Queen Elizabeth. He was Batsman for Captain Tunicliffe. 11 May 1943 was in Algiers then Italy. Arrived Wellington NZ 31 October 1944. Public - Kaye - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - This information came from his diary.

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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 June 1986 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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  • Fondly remembered by all your family and relatives. Never forgotten.
    Public - Ross Steven - Other relative - 25 April 2017
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  • Remembered by us all at this time with great pride. An inspiration to all. Alfred would be so proud if he was still here with us.
    Public - Ross - 23 April 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    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.121 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2017Ross StevenNew ZealandOther relative
23 April 2016RossNew ZealandOther
12 November 2015KayeAuckland NZOther relative
12 November 2015Kaye IreneAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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