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Alfred Edward Spragg

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Spragg AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 606547 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    28 December 1911 Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - NZ BDM Online - Death registration
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 97 Wellington St., Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. D. Spragg, c/o Mrs. M.C. Rasmussen, Donald St., Featherston (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 AWMM Married/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 606547 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 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.374 Glass beveller/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.374
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.374
  • 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
    30 July 1979 Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - Newspaper: New Zealand Herald, 1aug1979, p4/12
  • Age at death
    67 years Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - Newspaper: New Zealand Herald, 1aug1979, p4/12
  • Place of death
    Herne Bay, Auckland Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - Newspaper: New Zealand Herald, 1aug1979, p4/12
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Waikumete Services Lawn Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - Newspaper: New Zealand Herald, 1aug1979, p4/12
  • Grave reference
    Area M, Row 18, Plot 168 Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - Auckland City Council - cemetery records online
  • Obituary
    Brother of Fred, Roy, Gladys, Eric, Owen, Fay, Lillian (d) Public - Elli - Researcher - 8 July 2020 - Newspaper: New Zealand Herald, 1aug1979, p4/12
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  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.374 AWMM

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09 July 2020ElliWellington, New ZealandResearcher

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