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Louis Bernard Walsdorf

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Louis Bernard in uniform

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Louis Bernard AWMM
  • Surname
    Walsdorf AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 69156 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    8 January 1920 Public - Racquel Makayla - Direct descendant - 5 September 2020 - Have copy of birth record
  • Place of birth
    Hawera, New Zealand Public - Racquel Makayla - Direct descendant - 5 September 2020 - Shows on his birth record
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Waihi Rd., Hawera AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM Waihi Rd., Hawera AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM Waihi Rd., Hawera AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. M. Walsdorf, High St., Hawera (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. M. Walsdorf, High St., Hawera (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. M. Walsdorf, Waihi Rd., Hawera (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Pre 1942 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Pre 1945 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • 1946 got married to Nada Patricia Brogden Public - Racquel Makayla - Direct descendant - 5 September 2020 - Have a copy of their marriage certificate

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 69156 AWMM
  • Military service
    New Zealand 1 year and 316 days, Overseas 2 years and 283 days Public - Racquel Makayla - Direct descendant - 6 September 2020 - from his military file
  • 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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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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  • Bernie was my Uncle and I had a son named after him as Louis Bernard died at the time that my Bernie was born.
    He came to my wedding but I didn't know him very well.
    I'm looking at my grandmother's treasures at the moment and there are some photos of Bernie. He had 2 older sisters, one being my mother, Yvonne. Sadly their father died when he was 6 years old.
    He, himself, died in his early fifties.
    Good on you Uncle Bernie for doing your bit in defending NZ .
    Thank you from your niece Pamela
    Public - Pamela - Other relative - 15 September 2021
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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 6 (Embarkations from 1st October, 1941 to 31st December, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.35 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.413 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.147 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
15 September 2021PamelaPicton NZOther relative
06 September 2020Racquel MakaylaHawera, New ZealandDirect descendant

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