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Walter Thomas Gee

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Gee AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Wally AWMM
    • Watty AWMM
  • Service number
    Korea 207851 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Korea 207851 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Incorrectly listed in Chamberlain as having died in 1988. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 November 2023 AWMM
    Age 96 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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  • Obituary
    207851 Lt RNZ Artillery – K Force Peacefully, at Leslie Groves Rest Home, Dunedin, on Sunday, November 26, 2023, aged 96 years. Dearly loved husband and soulmate of the late Jessie, very much loved father and father-in-law of Bill and Jacqui, Theresa and Russell Hurring (Dunedin), Nancy Gee and Cros Spooner (Wellington); Alison and Warren Lang (Finley NSW); Peter and Jenny (Gold Coast); Barb Gee and Doug Flett (Dunedin), and treasured Grandad of his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. - Published by Southland Times on Nov. 29, 2023. AWMM
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