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John Findlay Gray

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John Findlay Gray Royal NZ Navy

John Findlay Gray

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Findlay AWMM
  • Surname
    Gray AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 12548 AWMM
    • Korea 12548 AWMM
    • P/SMX703 AWMM
    • WWII P/SMX703 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 October 1920 Operation Grapple (2021)
  • Date of birth
    19/10/1920 Public - nadene - Other relative - 26 November 2022 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    3 Newlands Lane, Buckie Scotland Public - nadene - Other relative - 26 November 2022 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Seaman Public - nadene - Other relative - 26 November 2022 - NZ Electoral Roll
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - nadene - Other relative - 26 November 2022 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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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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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  • Served with rank of OA1 in Operation Grapple on HMNZS Rotoiti from 15.2.1957 to 12.8.1957. Operation Grapple research by Arthur Venus and Gerry Wright (2021). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    10 July 1998 Operation Grapple (2021)
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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Sources

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  • External links
    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
    Further Reference
  • References
    • This record was created from Operation Grapple research by Arthur Venus and Gerry Wright and kindly provided by Gerry Wright (2021). AWMM
    • Wright, G. C. (2007). We were there : Operation Grapple : the story of New Zealand's involvement in the British nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island 1957-58. [Auckland, N.Z : Gerry Wright] 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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26 November 2022nadeneAucklandOther relative

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