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George Robin Simmons

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Robin AWMM
  • Surname
    Simmons AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 614458 AWMM
    • Korea 207683 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 Kingsdown, Timaru AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. C. Simmons, Kingsdown, Timaru (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
    • Italy Star 11-6-1943 - 8-5-1945
      NZ Operational Service medal (2-9- to present day)
      NZ service medal 1946 - 49 (J Force)
      Korean medal 2-7-1950 - 27-7-1953
      United Nations Service medal June 1950 - 27-7-1954
      Korean War Service medal 23-4-2001 (Presented by Korean Minister of National Defence Public - Carol - Child - 25 April 2024 - NZDF

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 14, p.89 Mill hand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 14, p.89
    Timaru, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 14, p.89
  • 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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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.89 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.115 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.161 AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM

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25 April 2024CarolRotoruaChild
29 September 2023DebbieTimaru New ZealandOther relative

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