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William Cisil Challenger

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Headstone of Spr William Cecil CHALLENGER 28586. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 7SF, Plot 6. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Spr William Cecil CHALLENGER 28586. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, B …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Cisil AWMM
  • Surname
    Challenger AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 28586 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 1940-1941 AWMM 14 Glasgow St.,Mosgiel AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 14 Glasgow St., Mosgiel AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. A. Challenger, Edendale, Southland (mother) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. A. Challenger, 28 Elizabeth St., Bluff (m) 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
  • 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    8 July 1946 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 30 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 7SF, Plot 6 AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2919933
    Sources Used
  • References
    • 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.80 AWMM
    • 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.40 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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