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Frank Thomas Wakeford

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Frank Thomas Wakeford

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Wakeford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 29836 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 September 1917 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    06/09/1917 Public - Kevin Albert - Child - 24 April 2020 - Personal knowledge
  • Place of birth
    Ohura Public - Kevin Albert - Child - 24 April 2020 - Personal knowledge
  • Birth notes
    5th Child of Albert Henry Wakeford and Minnie Kibblewhite nee Moody Public - Kevin Albert - Child - 24 April 2020 - Personal Knowledge
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Tauranga AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Tauranga AWMM
    • 20 Briarley Ave, Tauranga Public - Kevin Albert - Child - 24 April 2020 - Personal Knowledge
  • Post war occupation
    Dairy Farmer Public - Kevin Albert - Child - 24 April 2020 - Personal Knowledge
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. I.M. Wakeford, 20 Briarley Ave., Tauranga (wife) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. I.M. Wakeford, 20 Briarley Ave., Tauranga (w) AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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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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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    • 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.491 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.362 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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24 April 2020SarahAucklandDirect descendant
24 April 2020Kevin AlbertAucklandChild

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