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Cenotaph record

Desmond Lorraine Timbrell

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Portrait of Corporal Desmond Lorraine Timbrell (294861). Image courtesy of Dave Timbrell. This image may be subject to copyright.

Portrait of Corporal Desmond Lorraine Timbrell (294861). Image courtesy of Dave Timbrell. This image …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Desmond Lorraine AWMM
  • Surname
    Timbrell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tim AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 294861 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    3 September 1943 Invasion of Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 294861 AWMM
  • Military service
    Divisional Signals, 18th Armoured Regiment AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 8 July 1941 AWMM
    Age 19 AWMM
    Trainee teacher/Civilian 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    May 2007 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • 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
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.399 AWMM
    • Borman, C. (1954). Divisional Signals. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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