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James Broughton

  • Service number
    WWII 60612 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Herbert Wilson AWMM
    • The alias is not correct. Herbert Wilson's service number is correct, but he was a WWI vet Public - Dale - Researcher - 6 November 2021 - Centotaph roll for Herbert Wilson
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Headstone of Pte Herbert WILSON 60612. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 17920. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Pte Herbert WILSON 60612. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 1 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Broughton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Herbert Wilson AWMM
    • The alias is not correct. Herbert Wilson's service number is correct, but he was a WWI vet Public - Dale - Researcher - 6 November 2021 - Centotaph roll for Herbert Wilson
  • Service number
    WWII 60612 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 20 Palmer St., Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M. Broughton, Matauri Bay, Whangaroa (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 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 60612 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 4, p.43 Storeman/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.43
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.43
  • 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
    8 June 1948 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 51 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 179, Plot 20 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.43 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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