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Cenotaph record

Gordon Eric Johnston

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon Eric AWMM
  • Surname
    Johnston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ401208 AWMM
    • WWII 401208 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 March 1916 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 15 Beresford Street, Waitemata AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    1942 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    Mary Marguerite (nee Gallagher) AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Air Observer/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Hardware assistant/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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • On the 18th August 1941, Sergeant Johnston was completing a sweep, 40 miles East Shetland Islands, when they suffered Engine Failure and Belly-flopped in the water. All crew were able to clamber out, but lost one dinghy, the crew spent 4 hour in the dinghy. (The Goldfish Club). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 May 2005 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    North Shore Memorial Park AWMM Plot 089, Garden D1, Section 6, Central Division AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Goldfish Club, New Zealand Branch. The Goldfish Club: Roll of Honour 1954 - 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2004/32. AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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