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William John O'Connor

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  • Service number
    • WWII 4245 AWMM
    • WWII NZ4245 AWMM
    • WWII NZ4245 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Bill O’Connor, Royal NZ Navy

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    O'Connor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 4245 AWMM
    • WWII NZ4245 AWMM
    • WWII NZ4245 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 August 1923 AWMM Rakaia, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
    8 August 1923 Public - Marie - Child - 18 May 2023 - Family oral history
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Bowen Street, Rakaia AWMM
  • 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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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • 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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Death

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  • Death
    28 February 1976 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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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
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 May 2023MarieChristchurchChild
27 April 2023KamaniaChristchurch, New ZealandDirect descendant

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