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Desmond Arthur Cairns

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Desmond Arthur Cairns

Desmond Arthur Cairns

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Desmond Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Cairns AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 441140 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 1944 AWMM 26 Waltons Ave., Masterton AWMM
    • Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM 26 Waltons Ave., Masterton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. J.M. Cairns, 26 Waltons Ave., Masterton (f) AWMM
    • Jayforce Mr. J.M. Cairns, 26 Waltons Ave., Masterton (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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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.21 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.21
      Masterton, Wairarapa 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.21
    • Jayforce 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.19 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.19
      Masterton, Wairarapa 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.19
  • 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

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.21 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.19 AWMM

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26 April 2021HeatherMelbourneDirect descendant

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