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Bruce Russell Sneddon

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bruce Russell AWMM
  • Surname
    Sneddon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 72185 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 November 1919 BDM 1983/39068 Te Puke, Bay of Plenty BDM 1983/39068
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM C/o Bank of N.Z., Tauranga AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM C/o Bank of N.Z., Tauranga AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1943 AWMM C/o Bank of N.Z., Tauranga AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1945 AWMM Bank of N.Z., Tauranga AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. G. Sneddon, 3rd Ave., Tauranga (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. G. Sneddon, 3rd Ave., Tauranga (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. G. Sneddon, 3rd Ave., Tauranga (m) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. G. Sneddon, 53rd Ave., Tauranga (m) AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 72185 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Enlistment
    WW2 Bank Clerk Officer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Lt B. R. Sneddon, MC; born Te Puke, 19 Nov 1919; bank clerk; wounded 29 Apr 1945.
    (Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. p. 469.) (Source: Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun Battalion. p.469.)

    'Lieutenant Sneddon, who commanded 14 Platoon at the Sillaro, where it accounted for four German tanks, and also in the successful action at Ponte di Brenta, received the MC. ' (Source: Kay, R. 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. p. 508.) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1983 BDM 1983/39068
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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.469, 475-6, 495, 508. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 8 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1942 to 30th June, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.40 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.371 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.180 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.133 AWMM

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