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Brian Edwin Clement

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Brian was in the Solomon Islands during WWII on island of Bougainville. He was late departing from Whenuapai vs the rest of his company as one member in his tent died so he and 2 others remain behind for the inquest into the doctor who refused to attend. Brian also returned from the war later than the rest of his company as he was the only person on the island able to operate the crane at the wharf so was needed to load both US and ANZ ships with returning cargo etc. His company captured an intact Japanese Zero airplane and his CO flew it back to their base. Brian dismantled and laid that plane onto a ship and the plane is now on display in the Auckland War Memorial Museum. In about 2000 Brian sent this story with accompanying photos to the Museum.

Brian Edwin Clement AC44622 Taken 1944

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Brian Edwin AWMM
  • Surname
    Clement AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ44622 AWMM
    • WWII 44622 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 January 1924 Births, Deaths and Marriages
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Ashburton-Mayfield Road, Ashburton AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ44622 AWMM
    • WWII 44622 AWMM
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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW2 Labourer/Civilian Ballot List
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
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  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    6 July 2003 Cemetery Records
    Blenheim, Marlborough AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Fairhall Cemetery Blenheim Marlborough New Zealand AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    'Ealing Function' Ashburton Guardian, 15 June 1946
    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19460615.2.8.3
    Further Reference
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    New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM

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09 May 2022Patrick JohnAuckland, New ZealandChild

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