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William George Coleman

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William George AWMM
  • Surname
    Coleman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII NZ427003 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 June 1871 Hanson Chelsea, London Hanson
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Enlisted for service in the Second World War aged 71 and served at Wigram with clerical duties. He was a Sergeant-Major with the 4th Dragoon Guards in the North West Frontier, The South African War and World War One. Between the South African War and the First World War he served as the King's coachman and later rejoined the Royal Household after the Second World War. Source: Hanson, 'By Such Deeds', p.131. AWMM

Death

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    1953 AWMM
    Age 82 AWMM
    Windsor, Berkshire AWMM
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Sources

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    Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    p.130 AWMM

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