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William Edward Dilworth

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William DILWORTH and wife Catherine Photographed 26 October 2013 Papatoetoe Cemetery (inc. with Manukau Memorial Gardens) ©2013 Sarndra Lees

William and Catherine DILWORTH

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Dilworth AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 25116 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 14 Forth Ave., Kingsland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. E. Dilworth, 14 Fourth Ave., Kingsland (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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.124 Tinsmith/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.124
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.124
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 June 1990 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42.
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    76 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 28 November 2021 - Auckland Council cemeteries website; https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=38F792BE1F5C424CAF00BC4BE4C3E5C0
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Papatoetoe Cemetery (incorporated with Manukau Memorial Gardens, 361 Puhinui Road, Wiri, Auckland 20 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 28 November 2021 - Personal visit
  • Grave reference
    Papatoetoe Cemetery, Ash Circle, Circle, Plot 402 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 28 November 2021 - Auckland Council cemeteries website; https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=38F792BE1F5C424CAF00BC4BE4C3E5C0
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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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.124 AWMM
    • Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006. AWMM
    • 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42. AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM

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28 November 2021SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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