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Patrick John Paul

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Feb 1976 so aged 65 in this photo.

Patrick Paul at 1976 family wedding.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Patrick John AWMM
  • Surname
    Paul AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 36180 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 January 1911 AWMM Petone, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 32 Sydney St., Petone AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. J. Paul, 32 Sydney St., Petone (mother) AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 36180 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 Wool classer/Civilian AWMM
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Biographical information

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  • Sergeant P. J. Paul, MM; Lower Hutt; born Petone, 2 Jan 1911; wool classer; wounded Jun 1942. (Source: Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. p.369.)

    'The 25th set out on foot at 1.30 a.m., forded the Moro stream in the intervening valley, and reached the Lanciano-Orsogna road on Brecciarola Ridge. The leading company entered Orsogna, but when half-way through was counter-attacked by German tanks and infantry, and after losing many men killed and captured was obliged to retire. Sergeant Paul's section of 11 Platoon, which stayed on an exposed flank in the outskirts of Orsogna to cover the withdrawal, inflicted casualties among the Germans. The Vickers gunners were under fire from tanks and mortars, and when ordered to leave, ‘we were lucky enough,’ says Paul, ‘to get out of a bad spot without losing a man.’ His conduct in this action won him the MM.' (Source: Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. pp. 369.) AWMM
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Sources

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    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      pp.265, 369. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.371 AWMM

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