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William Taylor Robertson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Taylor AWMM
  • Surname
    Robertson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 45886 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 1941 AWMM Kaepe St., Manaia AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. G.M. Robertson, 16 Torrens Rd., Hillmorton, Christchurch (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 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 45886 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 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.180 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.180
    Hawera, Taranaki 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.180
  • 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
  • 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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  • He was a great man and was loved by everyone around him. He loved dogs and his family. I am his great-granddaughter and he was a lovely man.
    Public - Maggie - Other relative - 6 April 2022
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Sources

Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.180 AWMM

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06 April 2022Maggie NZOther relative

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