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Cenotaph record

William Endicott-Davies

  • Service number
    WWII 8955 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • William Endicot Davies AWMM
    • William Endicott Davies AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Headstone of Dvr William ENDICOTT-DAVIES 8955. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 22A, Plot 147. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Dvr William ENDICOTT-DAVIES 8955. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Blo …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Endicott-Davies AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • William Endicot Davies AWMM
    • William Endicott Davies AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 8955 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 1940 AWMM 76 Corstophine Rd., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. L. Willis, 76 Corstophine Rd, Dunedin (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 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 8955 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 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.47 Bus Driver/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.47
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.47
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Crete List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Poland 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 5016 AWMM

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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  • Named misspelt in Nominal Roll as William Endicot Davies AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    6 August 1989 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
    Age 81 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 22A, Plot 147 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.47 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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