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Robert Murray Reston

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Murray AWMM
  • Surname
    Reston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Robert Murray Reston AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 412068 AWMM
    • Korea 206384 AWMM
    • Korea 206384 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 June 1921 AWMM Ngaruawahia, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 6 Eversleigh Rd., Takapuna, Auckland AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 6 Eversleigh Rd., Takapuna, Auckland AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 6 Eversleigh Rd., Takapuna, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. D.M. Reston, 6 Eversleigh Rd., Takapuna, Auckland (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. D.M. Reston, 6 Eversleigh Rd., Takapuna, Auckland (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. D.M. Reston, 6 Eversleigh Rd., Takapuna, Auckland (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.333 Furrier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.333
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.333
    • WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.109 Furrier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.109
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.109
    • WW2 1945 2NZEF Nom. Roll 15, p.119 Furrier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 15, p.119
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 15, p.119
    • Korea 10 December 1950 AWMM
  • 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Migrated to USA 1954 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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  • References
    • 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.333 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.109 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.119 AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
      p.349 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM

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