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Alfred Pila

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Pila AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 February 1918 Record of New Zealand Seamen Index Card
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Seaman/Civilian UK Record of Death of Merchant Seaman
  • 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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Listed as arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii on 2 November 1941 on the Awatea. Source: Honolulu Arriving, Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 June 1942 UK Record of Death of Merchant Seaman
    Age 24 AWMM
    Glasgow, Scotland UK Record of Death of Merchant Seaman
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Merchant Navy Roll of Honour, NZ History
    https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/the-merchant-navy/roll-of-honour
    Further Reference
  • References
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and NZ History, with acknowledgement to Billy McGee, Errol Martyn, and Trevor Richards. Information reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • Atkinson, N. (2005). Hell or high water : New Zealand merchant seafarers remember the war. HarperCollins in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM

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