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English Māori

Gordon Brand

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Portrait of Gordon Brand, (2015). © NZIPP Photograph by Juliette Capaldi 9999-7555. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Gordon Brand, (2015). © NZIPP Photograph by Juliette Capaldi 9999-7555. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon AWMM
  • Surname
    Brand AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 47280 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 Mace's Rd., Bromley, Christchurch AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. W.T. Brand, Mace's Rd., Bromley, 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 47280 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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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  • 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
    19 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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Roll of Honour

Remember Gordon Brand by laying a poppy.

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Leave a tribute or memory of Gordon Brand

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  • Gordon was my Poppa. He was a true gentleman in every sense, a gentle sole who loved a good joke. He has two daughters, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren all who miss him dearly.

    Lots of love xx
    Public - Annita - Direct descendant - 23 April 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • 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.28 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 April 2020LizetteStratfordOther relative
23 April 2020AnnitaChristchurchDirect descendant
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