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Alexander Walter Fife

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Portrait of Alex Walter Fife, 9993 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Emma Steiner 1203-7637. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Alex Walter Fife, 9993 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Emma Steiner 1203-7637. CC-BY-NC-N …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Fife AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alex AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 9993 AWMM
    • WWII NZ9993 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    19 March 1923 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 27 May 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald, May 27 2021
  • 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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  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Taumarunui RSA. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    19 March 1923 AWMM
    Age 98 AWMM
  • Date of death
    25 May 2021 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 27 May 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald, 27 May 2021
  • Age at death
    98 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 27 May 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald, 27 May 2021
  • Place of death
    Woodrow Grove Hospital, Bell Block, New Plymouth Public - Stoney - Researcher - 27 May 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald, 27 May 2021
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taumarunui Public - Stoney - Researcher - 27 May 2021 - Death notice; NZ Herald, 27 May 2021
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    IN HONOUR: New Zealand’s surviving WWII veterans (Stuff.co.nz). Published 25 April 2020.
    https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2020/in-honour/index.html
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM
    • Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 8), Archives New Zealand, R21465683, AAYT AWMM
    • Allison, D., Richards, R., & Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. (2009). Flying navy : the story of new zealanders who flew in the fleet air arm in world war i and world war ii and the roll of honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland [N.Z.] : Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. AWMM

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27 May 2021StoneyTuakauResearcher

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