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Bernard Nathan Goldwater

  • Service number
    WWII 617941 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Bernie Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - The name used by family and friends
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Possibly taken at Trentham about 1941 as a Sargent Small Arms Instructor, but the medal bars may indicate the photo was taken in about 1945 after he returned from overseas.

Bernard Nathan Goldwater

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bernard Nathan AWMM
  • Surname
    Goldwater AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bernie Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - The name used by family and friends
  • Service number
    WWII 617941 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 3 Suiter Street, Newmarket AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Signwriter
    Sales Manager New Zealand Breweries
    Manager Greenlane Cellars
    Marketing Director Gilbeys Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Family knowledge
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M.L. Goldwater, 3 Suiter Street, Newmarket AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 617941 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    School Cadets Prior to 4 Oct 1938. NZ Territorial Forces 4 Oct 1938. NZ Army 7 Sept 1939. Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Military Files and family papers
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll 13 Signwriter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 13
    Motutapu Island, Hauraki Gulf 2NZEF Nom Roll 13
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    17 Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Military Files and family papers

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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  • DOB 26 August 1922. This is the date on his birth certificate which would have made him 17 when he signed up so he obviously jumped his age up by a year. However by the time he saw active service is legal age. Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Family papers

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    10 September 1987 Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Family papers
  • Age at death
    66 Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Family papers
  • Place of death
    Auckland New Zealand Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Family papers
  • Cause of death
    Cancer Public - Kevin - Child - 7 July 2015 - Family papers
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.46 AWMM

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07 July 2015KevinBrisbane AustraliaChild

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