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John Selby Saunders

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2nd NZEF, 519347 Gnr J S SAUNDERS, Field Artillery, died 4 October 1981 aged 68 years; ZETA E SAUNDERS, died 16 December 1983Both are buried in the Taruheru CemeteryBlk RSAA S/A Plot 843

John Selby SAUNDERS

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Selby AWMM
  • Surname
    Saunders AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 519347 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 1942 AWMM 9 Rutene Rd., Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. K. Saunders, 9 Rutene Rd., Gisborne (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 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 519347 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.351 Letterpress machinist/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.351
    Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.351
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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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

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.351 AWMM

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