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Walter Thomas Avery

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Tom & Daphne's Headstone in RSA section of Rotorua Cemetery

Tom & Daphne Avery

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Avery AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 16542 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 1941 AWMM 33 Timandra St., New New Plymouth AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. Q.E. Avery, 33 Timandra St., New New Plymouth (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 16542 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.17 Compositor/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.17
    New Plymouth, Taranaki 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.17
  • 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    5th May 1991 Public - Alan - Other relative - 6 May 2023 - Headstone
  • Age at death
    78 Public - Alan - Other relative - 6 May 2023 - Headstone
  • Place of death
    Rotorua Hospital from injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident Public - Alan - Other relative - 6 May 2023 - Witnessed personally at time
  • Cause of death
    Internal injuries Public - Alan - Other relative - 6 May 2023 - Personal knowledge
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Rotorua Cemetery and Crematorium
    Sala Street
    Rotorua Public - Alan - Other relative - 6 May 2023 - Headstone
  • Grave reference
    RSA Ash Berm (block 6a) Berm I Plot 23 Public - Alan - Other relative - 6 May 2023 - Headstone
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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    • 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.17 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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06 May 2023AlanRotoruaOther relative
06 May 2023AlanRotoruaOther relative

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