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Ernest Edward Bovis

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Bovis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 70511 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    8 January 1916 Public - Ross - Researcher - 23 September 2021 - B D M Records
  • Place of birth
    Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand. Public - Ross - Researcher - 23 September 2021 - B D M Records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM C/o. D.R. Trewavas, Feron St., Motueka AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM C/o D.R. Trewavas, Feron St., Motueka AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. E.G. Bovis, P.O., Porirua (f) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. E.G. Bovis, P.O., Porirua (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • 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
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  • 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

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    14 November 2006 Public - Ross - Researcher - 23 September 2021 - B D M Records
  • Age at death
    90 years Public - Ross - Researcher - 23 September 2021 - B D M Records
  • Place of death
    Waihi, Huaraki, New Zealand. Public - Ross - Researcher - 23 September 2021 - B D M Records
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.19 AWMM
    • 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.42 AWMM
    • Nominal Rolls - Embarkation N-Force [Norfolk Force Embarkation Rolls], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1428 (R22440218) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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