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Douglas Joseph O'Connell

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2nd NZEF, 265420 Spr D J O'CONNELL, NZ Engineers, died 13 December 1996 aged 75 years. He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Blk RSA 34 Plot 449

Douglas Joseph O'CONNELL

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    O'Connell AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Service number
    WWII 265420 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 473 Palmerston Rd., Gisborne AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 473 Palmerston Rd., Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. F.E. O'Connell, 473 Palmerston Rd., Gisborne (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. F.E. O'Connell, 473 Palmerston Rd., Gisborne (m) AWMM
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Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWII 265420 AWMM
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Death

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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.298 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.106 AWMM

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30 December 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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