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Alan James Medlin

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Headstone of L/Bdr Alan James MEDLIN 74869. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 1A20. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of L/Bdr Alan James MEDLIN 74869. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alan James AWMM
  • Surname
    Medlin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 74869 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 1942 AWMM 1 Leithbank St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 1 Leithbank St., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. H.B. Medlin, 1 Leithbank St., Dunedin (f) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. H.B. Medlin, 1 Leithbank St., Dunedin (f) 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 74869 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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  • 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
    21 May 1985 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 64 AWMM
  • Date of death
    21/5/1985 Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 16 June 2020 - https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=48241&type=Ashes%20Burial
  • Age at death
    64 Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 16 June 2020 - https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=48241&type=Ashes%20Burial
  • Place of death
    Dunedin Hospital Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 16 June 2020 - https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=48241&type=Ashes%20Burial
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 1A, Plot 20 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Andersons Bay Cemetery Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 16 June 2020 - https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=48241&type=Ashes%20Burial
  • Grave reference
    Block 1A. Plot 20 Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 16 June 2020 - https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemeteries-search?recordid=48241&type=Ashes%20Burial
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Memorial

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Sources

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    • 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.272 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.97 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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16 June 2020IanDunedin, New ZealandDirect descendant

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