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John Henry Alexander

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Headstone of Pte John Henry ALEXANDER 599292. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 3A39. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Pte John Henry ALEXANDER 599292. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Bloc …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Alexander AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 599292 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 11 Perth Ave., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. H. Alexander, 11 Perth Ave., Dunedin (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 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 599292 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.4 Waterside worker/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.4
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.4
  • 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
    25 November 1982 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 74 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 3A, Plot 39 AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • To my darling Dad miss you every day. Love always Annxo
    Public - evelyn ann - Child - 19 July 2017
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.4 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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