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Harry Wyndham Simpson

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Portrait of Harry Wyndham Simpson, 17808 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Heather RIchardson 9999-7465. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Harry Wyndham Simpson, 17808 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Heather RIchardson 9999-7465. …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Wyndham AWMM
  • Surname
    Simpson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 17808 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 75 Norman's Road, Christchurch AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. H.C. Simpson, 75 Norman's Rd., Christchurch (f) 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 17808 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.322 Insurance Clerk/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.322
    Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.322
  • 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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  • Member of the n/a RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 June 2016 RSA Review
    Christchurch, Canterbury RSA Review
  • 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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Sources

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  • External links
  • 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.322 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM

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