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Mervyn Miles Nelson Corner

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Portrait of Mervyn Miles Nelson Corner, M.C.(60306) Image kindly provided by Peter Corner. Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Mervyn Miles Nelson Corner, M.C.(60306) Image kindly provided by Peter Corner. Image may …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Mervyn Miles Nelson AWMM
  • Surname
    Corner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 60306 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 Pre 1941 AWMM 3 Moana Ave., Takapuna AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM 3 Moana Ave., Takapuna AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM 3 Moana Ave., Takapuna, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. I.M. Corner, 3 Moana Ave., Takapuna (w) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. I.M. Corner, 3 Moana Ave., Takapuna, Auckland (w) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. I.M. Corner, 8 Malvern Rd., Narrow Neck, Auckland (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 60306 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
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.78 Bank clerk/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.78
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.78
  • 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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  • Lt-Col M. M. N. Corner, MC; Auckland; born NZ 28 Jul 1908; bank clerk; CO 1 Bn, Fiji Infantry Regt, Feb-Oct 1945; wounded, Bougainville, 20 Dec 1943. (Source: Gillespie, O.A. The Pacific. p.232.) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • 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
    'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the South West Pacific.' (London Gazette, 7 December 1944, p.5615.). Military Cross.
    http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36828/supplements/5615
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      pp.232, 273, 279. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.78 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 10 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1943 to 31st March, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.19 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.22 AWMM

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