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Neville Bruce Gooding

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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
    Neville Bruce AWMM
  • Surname
    Gooding AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 445942 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 December 1922 Mangere Historical Society
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 17 Holgate Road, Kohimarama AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr R.B. Gooding, Wallace Road, Mangere AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 445942 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 1944 2NZEF Nom Roll 13 Brass moulder/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 13
    2NZEF Nom Roll 13
  • 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
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Black, wavy AWMM
    • Height, WWII AWMM
      5 Feet 8 Inches AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Brothers Neville Bruce Gooding (445902) and Raymond Gooding (29948) both saw active service in WW2

    Son of Raymond Bruce and Elizabeth Gooding (Source: Mangere Historical Society)


    His father, Raymond Bruce Gooding (8959) served in the South African War.


    Husband of Beth (Source: Mangere Historical Society)


    Attended Mangere Bridge School (Source: Mangere Historical Society) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 January 2008 Cemetery Records
    Age 85 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    North Shore Memorial Park and Crematorium, Schnapper Rock, Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand AWMM Northern Division Rsa, Ash Lawn Section 2, Block E, Row B, Plot 14 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • 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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  • External links
    Auckland Council. North Shore burial and cremation records search
    http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/northshorecemeterysearch.aspx
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Mangere Historical Society: This record was kindly researched by the Mangere Historical Society. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.46 AWMM

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