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Cenotaph record

Leslie William Burton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leslie William AWMM
  • Surname
    Burton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 193322 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 1943 AWMM 55 Penrose St., Lower Hutt AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. W.D. Burton, Troon Cres., Lower Hutt (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
  • Service number
    WWII 193322 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 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.29 Armature winder/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.29
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.29
  • 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
    26 September 1972 AWMM
    Marton, Rangitikei AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Mt View (Marton) Services Cemetery, 1545 State Highway 1, Marton 4787 AWMM Lawn 3, Area: New, Row J, Plot 17 AWMM
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  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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