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Alan Polwhele Gordon

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2nd NZEF, 34117 Capt A P GORDON, NZ Army Pay Corps, died 1 June 1981 aged 80 years. He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Block RSAA S/A Plot 846

Alan Poulwhele GORDON

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alan Polwhele AWMM
  • Surname
    Gordon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 34117 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1901 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 January 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Care of Bank of New Zealand, Hastings AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM c/o Bank of N.Z., Hastings AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM Bank of New Zealand, Hastings AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM C/o Bank of New Zealand, Hastings AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. W.D. Gordon, 32 Matai Rd., Wellington (brother) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. W.D. Gordon, 32 Matai Rd., Hataitai, Wellington (b) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. W.D. Gordon, 32 Matai Rd., Hataitai, Wgtn. (b) AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. W.D. Gordon, 32 Matai Rd., Hataitai, Wellington (b) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 34117 AWMM
  • Military service
    N Force N-Force R22440250
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
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Sources

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    • 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.177 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.81 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.57 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.153 AWMM
    • Nominal Rolls - Embarkation N-Force [Norfolk Force Embarkation Rolls], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1428 (R22440218) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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16 January 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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