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Francis Barette Edmundson

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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Barette Edmundson, Auckland Weekly News, 25 July 1945. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19450725-26-2. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Barette AWMM
  • Surname
    Edmundson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Francis Baretle AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 991 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM New Zealand House, 415 Strand, London, England AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM N.Z. House, 415 Strand, London, England AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. J.H. Edmundson, Cape Palliser (Wellington) Rd., Napier (father) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. J.H. Edmundson, Cape Palliser (Wellington) Rd., Napier (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 991 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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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.138 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.44 AWMM
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