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Clarence Godfrey Kirk Beale

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Godfrey and Betty Beale

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Clarence Godfrey Kirk AWMM
  • Surname
    Beale AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII NZ424410 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 August 1915 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Port Awanui, East Coast, NZ. Public - Emma Louise - Direct descendant - 29 September 2020 - Beale, G. A., (1981). The Beales of Blanford. Cadenza Press, London. Family Tree, Private Press of Gilbert Beale.
  • Birth notes
    Father: Herbert William Beale (b, 2Nov 1888) was the postmaster and general store owner Port Awanui. Public - Emma Louise - Direct descendant - 29 September 2020 - Beale, G. A., (1981). The Beales of Blanford. Cadenza Press, London. Family Tree, Private Press of Gilbert Beale
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Rotorua AWMM
    • 10 Ashley St, Rotorua, NZ Public - Emma Louise - Direct descendant - 29 September 2020 - Beale, G. A., (1981). The Beales of Blanford. Cadenza Press, London. Family Tree, Private Press of Gilbert Beale
  • Post war occupation
    Owner, Beale Motors Ltd, Rotorua, NZ Public - Emma Louise - Direct descendant - 29 September 2020 - Beale, G. A., (1981). The Beales of Blanford. Cadenza Press, London. Family Tree, Private Press of Gilbert Beale
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married, Betty Joy Wilson, 11 Nov.. 1941, St Luke’s Church Rotorua. Public - Emma Louise - Direct descendant - 29 September 2020 - Beale, G. A., (1981). The Beales of Blanford. Cadenza Press, London. Family Tree, Private Press of Gilbert Beale

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Served in UK as a pilot instructor. Trained in Canada, worked in the UK as a Pilot Instructor. AWMM
    • Upon return to New Zealand, raised two children, Bradley John Beale (b 11 Oct 1946) and Julie Beale (11 June 1948) with wife Betty Beale (b 11 Nov 1918). Built and ran a successful motor dealership in Rotorua. Involved in Lions, CCS, RSA, Cricket. Awarded Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) in 1994 for Community Service Public - Emma Louise - Direct descendant - 29 September 2020 - Family papers.
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Sources

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    • New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
      4 March 1941 AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
      22 October 1944 AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
      22 April 1945 AWMM

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29 September 2020Emma LouiseAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant

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