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George McLeod Lindqvist

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George Lindqvist

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George McLeod AWMM
  • Surname
    Lindqvist AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Lindquist AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ6900 AWMM
    • WWII 622647 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 January 1924 AWMM Bluff, Southland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 17 Liffey Street, Bluff AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs Robina Lindqvist, 17 Liffey Street, Bluff AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII 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
    Radar/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    WW2 29 March 1943 AWMM Post and Telegraph/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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Cecily. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 August 2013 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Brisbane, Queensland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bluff Cemetery, Bluff AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: Nelson Mail, 19 August 2013. AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Always missed, but never forgotten. Go them All Blacks yeh :)
    Public - Lia Ruth - Direct descendant - 21 April 2023
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  • Always Loved, Remembered and will be Forever in our hearts R.I.P. 💕💕
    Public - Rohan - Child - 1 May 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM

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21 April 2023Lia RuthBrisbane AustraliaDirect descendant
01 May 2020Megan LouiseWakefieldChild
01 May 2020Rohan ChristchurchChild

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