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James Vivian Shefford

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Vivian AWMM
  • Surname
    Shefford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 13924 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 1940-1941 AWMM 150 Forth St., Invercargill AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 150 Forth St., Invercargill AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. G. Shefford, Studhoime Junction, Waimate (father) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. G. Shefford, Studholme Junct., Waimate (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

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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

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    6 January 1984 Public - jeannette - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Waimate District council cemetery search
  • Age at death
    70 Public - jeannette - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Waimate District council cemetery search
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Waimate Lawn Cemetery Public - jeannette - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Waimate District council cemetery search
  • Grave reference
    000122 Public - jeannette - Researcher - 4 January 2024 - Waimate District council cemetery search
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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.429 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.191 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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04 January 2024jeannetteAucklandResearcher

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