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William James Carran

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Portrait of William James Carran, 458844 (c.2013-2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Tina McGregor 1176-7686. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of William James Carran, 458844 (c.2013-2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Tina McGregor 1176-768 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William James AWMM
  • Surname
    Carran AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Mick AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 458844 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 1944 AWMM Mossburn AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M. Carran, Mossburn (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 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 458844 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 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.22 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.22
    Invercargill, Southland 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.22
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  • 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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  • Member of the Invercargill RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 September 2020 AWMM
    Age 97 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    CARRAN, William James ‘Mick’.
    458844 Corporal

    Of Invercargill, aged 97. Passed peacefully on Wednesday 9 September 2020. Beloved husband of *Margaret. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of *Gay, Shona and Peter, Johann and Paul, Bridget and Brent, and step-father of *Bill and Noelene. Much loved ‘Mick’ of Alwyn. Much loved grandfather of Simon, Toby, Christopher, William, Jonathan, Oliver; Vicky, Mandy, and Shane; and all of his great-granchildren. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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