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William Coulson

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Portrait of Able Seaman William Coulson, Auckland Weekly News, 28 March 1945. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19450328-26-31. Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Able Seaman William Coulson, Auckland Weekly News, 28 March 1945. Sir George Grey Specia …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Coulson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 7268 AWMM
    • WWII NZ7268 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 March 1921 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Hikurangi, Northland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Divorced Public - Jacqueline Anne - Child - 5 March 2024 - My father

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Miner/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
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  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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05 March 2024Jacqueline Anne WhangareiChild

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