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William McGowan

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Waipipi Roll of Honour, 1939-1945. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin, 2012.

Waipipi Roll of Honour, 1939-1945. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin, 2012.

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    McGowan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 25716 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 1940-1941 AWMM Rural Delivery, Waiuku AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM R.D., Waiuku AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. A. McGowan, Rural Delivery, Waiuku (mother) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. A. McGowan, R.D., Waiuku (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.293 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.293
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.293
    • WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.219 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.219
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.219
  • 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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  • Memorial name
    • Waipipi Hall, 40 Creamery Road, Waipipi, South Auckland AWMM
    • Roll of Honour Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall Public - Patricia - Direct descendant - 13 July 2024 - William McGowan is named on the Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall (can be viewed online)

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.293 AWMM
    • 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.219 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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13 July 2024PatriciaWaiukuDirect descendant

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