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John Brian Cleary

  • Service number
    • WWII 7419 AWMM
    • WWII O/7419 AWMM
    • WWII NZ7419 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Headstone of Ldg. Tel John Brian Cleary 7419. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council Block 5SC, Plot 13. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Ldg. Tel John Brian Cleary 7419. Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council Block …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Brian AWMM
  • Surname
    Cleary AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 7419 AWMM
    • WWII O/7419 AWMM
    • WWII NZ7419 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • 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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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 7419 AWMM
    • WWII O/7419 AWMM
    • WWII NZ7419 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Telegraphist AWMM
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    16 January 1976 AWMM
    Age 54 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 5SC, Plot 13 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM

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