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Cenotaph record

William Robert Allen

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Allen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jim AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 456512 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 July 1922 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 72 Aro St., Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Artist/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. J.M. Allen, 38 Connaught Tce., Wellington (m) 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
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 456512 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.5 Modeller 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.5
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.5
  • 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
    9 June 2023 AWMM
    Age 100 AWMM
  • 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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