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George Ralph Alley

  • Service number
    WWII 47994 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Digger Alley Public - Jocelyn - Child - 10 March 2023 - Family papers
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Man in World War 2 army uniform seated on an Indian motorcycle

Digger Alley as a despatch rider in Fiji during WW2

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Ralph AWMM
  • Surname
    Alley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Digger Alley Public - Jocelyn - Child - 10 March 2023 - Family papers
  • Service number
    WWII 47994 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    19 March 1919 Public - Jocelyn - Child - 10 March 2023 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Christchurch Public - Jocelyn - Child - 10 March 2023 - Family papers (marriage certificate, which lists date and place of birth)
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM 18 Karamu St., Fitzroy, New New Plymouth AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 18 Karamu St., Fitzroy, N. New Plymouth AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Worked for the Post Office Public - Jocelyn - Child - 10 March 2023 - Family oral history
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. A. Alley, 18 Karamu St., Fitzroy, New New Plymouth (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. A. Alley, 18 Karamu St., Fitzroy, New Plymouth (m) 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 47994 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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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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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  • Fondly remembering Digger, our many years of correspondence & our enjoyable visit to NZ.
    Public - Margaret - Other relative - 13 October 2017
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Sources

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  • References
    • 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.6 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.4 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 March 2023JocelynAuckland, New ZealandChild
13 October 2017MargaretKamloops, BC, CanadaOther relative

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