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Richard Francis Connell

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Portrait of Richard Francis Connell, 42577 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Sacha Kahaki 1186-2123. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Richard Francis Connell, 42577 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Sacha Kahaki 1186-2123. CC- …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Connell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 42577 AWMM
    • NZD1609 AWMM
    • 1609 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 23 Bridgeman St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 23 Bridgman St., Dunedin AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM 23 Bridgeman St., Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. R.C. Connell, 23 Bridgeman St., Dunedin (father) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. M. Connell, 23 Freyberg St., St. Kilda, Dunedin (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. M. Connell, 23 Freyberg St., St. Kilda, Dunedin (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
  • Service number
    • WWII 42577 AWMM
    • NZD1609 AWMM
    • 1609 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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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
  • 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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  • Member of the Hamilton RSA. AWMM

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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Sources

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  • 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.95 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.84 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.32 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM

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