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Henry Longfield Carpenter

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Longfield AWMM
  • Surname
    Carpenter AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Harry AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 76266 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1908 AWMM Foxton, Manawatu AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM Onepuhi Rd., Marton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. C.H.C. Carpenter, 16 Gillies Ave., Hamilton (f) 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
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 76266 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.9 Farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.9
    Marton, Rangitikei 2NZEF Nom. Roll 8, p.9
  • 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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  • Mr Carpenter attended Ngamatea School, Taihape School and Utiku School. He was a farm worker for Scotts on the Papakai Road (Taihape ?) In 1946 he worked for Frank Kelly and then the McColls, Omatane until he retired in 1973. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    30 June 1987 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    CDT 4 August 1987 AWMM
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Sources

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    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.9 AWMM

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