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Keith Huia Sharp

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Photo taken in the early 1940's.

Keith Huia Sharp

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Keith Huia AWMM
  • Surname
    Sharp AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII NZ415116 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • 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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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII NZ415116 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 Wings Over Cambridge
  • 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
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Served as a Flight Mechanic. Son of George and Violet Sharp of Bruntwood Road, Cambridge. Brother of George Christopher Barr Sharp NZ425509. Source: Wings Over Cambridge. AWMM
    • Keith later married Amoral Caroline Ann Avery in 1950. They had no children but lived a wonderful life together in Hamilton, New Zealand. Both Keith and Morrie were very highly regarded amongst family and friends. Keith remained involved in all forms of mechanical engineering but his passion was the planes. Public - Phiona - Other relative - 3 August 2021 - Personally known to me and my family.
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Death

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  • Death
    4 October 1991 AWMM
    Age 79 AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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03 August 2021PhionaTaupoOther relative

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