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Alfred Henry Retimana

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Retimana AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Nip AWMM
    • Alf AWMM
  • Service number
    Malaya 340572 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1935 Ian Martyn, Medals Reunited
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Crane operator AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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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

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  • Death
    28 June 2021 AWMM
    Age 84 AWMM
    Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald on June 30, 2021,
    RETIMANA, Alfred Henry (Alf). 2 NZ Regiment: On 28 June 2021, passed away peacefully at Wellington Regional Hospital, aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband of Mihiata for 56 years. Much loved father and father-in law of Lee and Michael, Colin, William (Bonk) and Wendy. Loved grandad, great granddad, brother and uncle to many. We all loved your laugh. You will be sorely missed. A celebration of Alf's life will be held in Lychgate Funerals, 7 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville, Wellington on Friday 2nd July 2021 at 11am. AWMM
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