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Charles Henry Ancrum

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2nd NZEF, 44605 Sgt C H ANCRUM, NZ Infantry, died 28 June 1975 aged 68 years. He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Block RSA Plot 728

Charles Henry ANCRUM

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Ancrum AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 44605 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. abt. 1907 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 December 2023 - Newspaper Report & estimated from age at death
  • Place of birth
    South Shields, England Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 December 2023 - Newspaper Report
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Awapuni Rd., Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M.H. Ancrum, 25 Wellington Street, Gisborne (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • 1941 Charles Henry ANCRUM married Mavis Hinehau HALL of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 December 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 44605 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.8 Farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.8
    Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.8
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
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  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.8 AWMM

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06 December 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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