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Alfred Atkinson

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2nd NZEF, 29691 Sgt A ATKINSON, NZ Infantry, died 19 January 1985 aged 65 years He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Blk RSA 34 Plot 203

Alfred ATKINSON

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Atkinson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 29691 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty AWMM
    • Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM Edgecumbe AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. O. Rae, Rural Delivery, Whakatane (sister) AWMM
    • Jayforce Mrs. O. Rae, R.D., Whakatane (s) AWMM
  • Relationship status

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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
    • WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
    WW2 Escaped or evaded capture. Date Interrogated: 15.5.1945. W O Forms completed. AWMM
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 4159 AWMM

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Death

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  • Friends of Pte. Alfred Atkinson will be pleased to hear that word has been received by his sister, Mrs W. Rae, Ohope, that he is safe and ivell in Italy after being a prisoner for 4 years.
    REF: BAY OF PLENTY BEACON, VOLUME 8, ISSUE 75, 25 MAY 1945, PAGE 1
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 January 2024
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.20 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.7 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of NZ Escapees and Evaders - 1 New Zealand Interrogation Section Book 1, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 (R25405144) AWMM

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26 January 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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