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Ronald Arthur Mitford-Burgess

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    • WWII NZD3248 AWMM
    • WWII 3248 AWMM
    • WWII NZD3248 AWMM
    • WWII NZD3249 AWMM
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    Navy AWMM
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    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Left: officers of the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve on leave in London. From left are Sub-Lieutenants R. A. Mitford Burgess (Te Araroa), A. R. Pritchard (Dunedin) and H. A. Morton (Timaru).

NZ Sailors & Airmen seving in the UK

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    Ronald Arthur AWMM
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    Mitford-Burgess AWMM
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    • WWII NZD3248 AWMM
    • WWII 3248 AWMM
    • WWII NZD3248 AWMM
    • WWII NZD3249 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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  • Sub-Lieutenant Ronald A. Mitford-Burgess, R.N.Z.N.V.R., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mitford-Burgess, of To Araroa,

    Sub-Lieut. Mitford-Burgess fired the torpedo which sank a trawler -
    In action was Sub-Lieut. R. A. Mitford-Burgess (Te Araroa). was is second in command on one of the motor torpedo-boats
    1944 - MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. Temporary Sub-lieutenant Ronald Arthur Mitford-Burgess; father, Mr P. Mitford-Burgess, Te Araroa.

    1943 - Sub-Lieutenant Ronald A. Mitford-Burgess, R.N.Z.N.V.R married Miss Constance Day, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Day, of Southall, Middlesex
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 February 2024
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    Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
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    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
    • Wright, G. (2010). North Sea Warrior: the story of Lieutenant Commander G. J. Macdonald, DSO DSC & two bars RNZNVR. [Auckland, N.Z.].; Gerry Wright. AWMM
      p.213 AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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24 February 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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