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Walter Henry Gawler

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Walter Henry Gawler, WWII

Walter Henry Gawler, WWII

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Gawler AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 24916 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    11 December 1906 Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1907/3179
  • Place of birth
    Ashhurst Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1907/3179
  • Birth notes
    Second son of Ernest and Mary Gawler of Te Horo Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1907/3179
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Tumoana St., Taumarunui AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM Tumoana St., Taumarunui AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. W.H. Gawler, Tumoana St., Taumarunui (wife) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. W.H. Gawler, Tumoana St., Taumarunui (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 24916 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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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
  • 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

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    18 August 1996 Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1996/47227
  • Age at death
    89 Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1996/47227
  • Place of death
    Whangarei Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1996/47227
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Maunu Cemetery, Whangarei Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - NZBDM 1996/47227
  • Grave reference
    RSA block 21C, plot 1906 Public - David - Other relative - 24 April 2021 - Cemetery records
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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.167 AWMM
    • 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.44 AWMM

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