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Harry Leonard Burton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry Leonard AWMM
  • Surname
    Burton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ415683 AWMM
    • WWII 415683 AWMM
    • 133316 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 May 1919 AWMM Dunedin, Otago 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
    Pilot/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    WW2 19 October 1941 Hanson
  • 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 July 1987 AWMM
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  • Date of death
    27 July 1987 Public - John - Researcher - 9 July 2021 - Find a grave
  • Age at death
    68 Public - John - Researcher - 9 July 2021 - Find a grave
  • Place of death
    Auckland Public - John - Researcher - 9 July 2021 - Find a grave
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Purewa Cemetery Meadowbank Auckland Public - John - Researcher - 9 July 2021 - Find a grave
  • Grave reference
    Plot Block X Row 10 Plot 28 Public - John - Researcher - 9 July 2021 - Find a grave
  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    p.108 AWMM

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09 July 2021JohnPerth WAResearcher

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