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Joseph Francis William

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    William AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII T.124(XV) AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 33 Exeter St, Lyttelton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Merchant Seaman/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM
    Married, 6 children AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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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
    Medical, WWII AWMM
    Date of Medical Board 28/2/1945 AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Did not embark overseas. Prospective Discharge Date 3/11/1945 (Source: Personnel - Demobilisation R21465794) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794) AWMM
    • Atkinson, N. (2005). Hell or high water : New Zealand merchant seafarers remember the war. HarperCollins in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM

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