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Raymond Ernest Ward

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Portrait of Raymond Ernest Ward in navy uniform, c.Second World War. Image kindly provided by Christine Jones (April 2020). Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Raymond Ernest Ward in navy uniform, c.Second World War. Image kindly provided by Christ …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Ward AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ9322 AWMM
    • WWII NZ14419 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 February 1925 Military Personnel File Te Aroha, Waikato Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr Frederick Vincent Ward (father), 1 Lyons Ave., Mt. Albert, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status

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
    • Signalman AWMM
    • Signalman Navy Demobilisation R21465798
  • Enlistment
  • 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 16 July 2003 Cemetery Record
      Age 88 AWMM
    • 2003 RNZN Communicators Association
  • Date of death
    16 July 2003 Public - Christine - Child - 24 April 2021 - Family Papers
  • Age at death
    78 Public - Christine - Child - 24 April 2021 - Family Papers
  • Place of death
    Hillsborough, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Christine - Child - 24 April 2021 - Family Papers
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland AWMM Plot 104, Block C, Area 6 - RSA AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    RNZN Communicators Association
    https://rnzncomms.org/roll-of-honour/
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM

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24 April 2021ChristineRotorua, New ZealandDirect descendant

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