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Mervyn James Williams

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Photograph of the 1 New Zealand Regiment Band, Singapore, 16 February 1958. Lourdes Centenary Celebration. Image kindly provided by family source (January 2024).

Photograph of the 1 New Zealand Regiment Band, Singapore, 16 February 1958. Lourdes Centenary Celebr …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Mervyn James AWMM
  • Surname
    Williams AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    M. J. Williams AWMM
  • Service number
    Malaya 337794 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    Bandsman/Military AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Played tenor horn in the 57-59 band. Roger Carter. AWMM

Death

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Memorials

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Sources

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    • 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1 (R17928162). AWMM
    • Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM

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