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Edgar Neil Torstonson

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Edgar Neil Torstonson, probably 1940s

Ed Torstonson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edgar Neil AWMM
  • Surname
    Torstonson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 41216 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16 May 1912 Public - Sharon - Other relative - 11 November 2022 - Family oral history
  • Place of birth
    Palmerston North Public - Sharon - Other relative - 11 November 2022 - Family oral history
  • Birth notes
    Parents Albert Oliver Torstonson and Lillian Helen Torstonson nee Harper Public - Sharon - Other relative - 11 November 2022 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 592 Christchurch St., Palmerston Nth AWMM
    • After marriage: Vogel St, Palmerston North then 23 McParland St, Upper Hutt Public - Sharon - Other relative - 11 November 2022 - Family oral history, personal knowledge
  • Post war occupation
    Carpenter then Grounds Supervisor, Wellington Racing Club, Trentham Public - Sharon - Other relative - 11 November 2022 - Family oral history, personal knowledge
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. L.H. Torstonson, 592 Christchurch St., Palmerston North (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Married Jean Robertson McPherson 18 March 1947 in Palmerston North Public - Sharon - Other relative - 11 November 2022 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 41216 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

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Sources

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    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.354 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 November 2022SharonWaikuku Beach, New ZealandOther relative

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