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Douglas Royd Britton

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Douglas Royd Britton

Douglas Royd Britton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Royd AWMM
  • Surname
    Britton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ426907 AWMM
    • WWII 131588 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 April 1921 AWMM Wanganui : Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • 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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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • 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

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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    Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM

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21 April 2023WilliamAucklandDirect descendant

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