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Athol Shearer

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Athol AWMM
  • Surname
    Shearer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 457110 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 Winchmore Rural Delivery, Ashburton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr J Shearer, Winchmore Rural Delivery, Ashburton (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 457110 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Death

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  • Athol Shearer was on 2nd December 1919 and died on the 11 March 2008. He was from a family of 11. Ester,Jean,John,Elizabeth,Margaret,Ellen,Peter,Hugh,Keith and Roderick. Athols brother Hugh also fought in WW2. His brothers Peter and Keith were trained and ready to go to war when it ended. (They were awarded medals for their contribution to the war effort)
    Public - Jane Holmes - Other relative - 13 May 2016
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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p. 116 AWMM

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15 July 2020JaneNew ZealandOther relative
13 May 2016Jane HolmesNew ZealandOther relative

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