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Bert Leslie Cantlon

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bert Leslie AWMM
  • Surname
    Cantlon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 17627 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 1941 AWMM 42 Cromwell Rd., Mt. Eden AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. F. Cantlon, 42 Cromwell Rd., Mt. Eden, Auckland (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 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 17627 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.58 Grocer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.58
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.58
  • 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
  • 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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  • A truely wonderful man and Grandfather and a great gardener. Often found in his back shed where his treasures and all his seeds were stored.
    Always loved and Never Fogotten
    We will Remember You
    Bert Cantlon better known as Poppy by all his grandchildren
    Michael Trisha Jaron Dane Brendon and Justin.
    Posted by Michael Barriball 25/04/2020
    Public - Michael Shane - Direct descendant - 23 April 2020
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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. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.58 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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23 April 2020Michael ShaneAuckland New Zealand Direct descendant

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