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Cenotaph record

Raymond George Britton

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Mangere District War Memorial, 23 Domain Rd, Mangere Bridge, Auckland 2022. Image provided by John Halpin 2012, CC BY John Halpin 2012

Mangere District War Memorial, 23 Domain Rd, Mangere Bridge, Auckland 2022. Image provided by John H …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond George AWMM
  • Surname
    Britton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 414790 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 March 1917 Mangere Historical Society Auckland City, Auckland Mangere Historical Society
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  • 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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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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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  • Son of George Fitzherbert and Lillian May (Nee Chiddy) Britton (Source: Mangere Historical Society)

    Attended Seddon Tech and Mangere Bridge School (Source: Mangere Historical Society)

    Was a qualified Master Builder (Source: Mangere Historical Society)

    Father to two children, Jennifer Bancroft and Adrienne King (Source: Mangere Historical Society) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 December 1998 Mangere Historical Society
    Auckland City, Auckland Mangere Historical Society
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  • Age at death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Mangere Memorial Hall, Domain Road, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    Mangere Historical Society: This record was kindly researched by the Mangere Historical Society. AWMM

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