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Cenotaph record

David Arthur Coster

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Coster AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ426166 AWMM
    • WWII 426166 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 July 1918 BDM 1987/32569
  • 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
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ426166 AWMM
    • WWII 426166 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    1942 AWMM
  • 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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Death

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  • Death
    14 March 1987 BDM 1987/32569
    Age 68 AWMM
    BDM 1987/32569
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Whenua Tapu Cemetery, Porirua, Wellington AWMM Servicepersons Area, Row E, Plot 012 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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