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Arthur Ernest Christian

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Headstone of Capt Arthur Ernest CHRISTIAN 31008. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 14A38. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Capt Arthur Ernest CHRISTIAN 31008. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, B …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Christian AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 31008 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 103 Brooklands Rd., New New Plymouth AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. E.F.W. Christian, 109 Chapel St., Masterton (wife) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Married/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 31008 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 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.84 Surveyor 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.84
    New Plymouth, Taranaki 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.84
  • 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
    8 August 1975 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 68 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 14A, Plot 38 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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.84 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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