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James Moore Dorreen

  • Service number
    WWII 34882 AWMM
  • Also known as
    James Westland Moore Dorreen Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Lieutenant J. M. DORREEN of Kaiti, Gisborne Prisoner of War

James Moore DORREEN

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Moore AWMM
  • Surname
    Dorreen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    James Westland Moore Dorreen Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Service number
    WWII 34882 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1916 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Ernest James & Marguerite Dorothy DORREEN Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 34 Rawiri St., Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. R. Dorreen, 34 Rawiri St., Gisborne (wife) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • 1939 James Moore DORREEN DORREEN married Ruth Mildred SINCLAIR Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 34882 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.128 Geologist/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.128
    Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.128
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Oflag V-A, Weinberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
    • WW2 POW - P.G. 47, Modena, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
      Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 28481 /13 AWMM

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
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • James Westland Moore DORREEN died 6 Jan 1992 (aged 78) in Surrey, England & hi8s Wife, Ruth also died in Surrey 12 June 2005
    REF: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248220546/james_westland_moore_dorreen
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 March 2024
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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.128 AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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01 March 2024Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher

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