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James Patrick Galvin

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Headstone of Gnr James Patrick GALVIN 74495. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 81S11. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Gnr James Patrick GALVIN 74495. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Patrick AWMM
  • Surname
    Galvin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 74495 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 2 Bury St., Gore AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M. Galvin, Lake County, Cardrona (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 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 74495 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 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.16 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.16
    Invercargill, Southland 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.16
  • 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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  • Brother of Andrew Galvin (63731) as advised by great-niece Carol Hinton (nee Robertson). PH AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 June 1973 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 71 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 81S, Plot 11 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. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 8 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1942 to 30th June, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.16 AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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