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Norman Leslie Smith

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Norman Leslie Smith

Norman Leslie Smith

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Norman Leslie AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Les AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 67025 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 August 1911 Public source Nelson, Lancashire Public source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 P.O. East Tamaki AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Dairy Farm Worker/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs J.M. Smith (wife), 27 Marua Road, Ellerslie AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 AWMM Married/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 67025 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Les’s brother Jim, D/J 100051, Chief Petty Officer Gunnery, in the Royal Navy in the UK, who joined up in 1920 and was due to retire in November 1940. He had been serving for several years on the Aircraft Carrier HMS Glorious. Jim went down with the ship when the Glorious, and its escort ships HMS Ardent and Acasta were was sunk on 8 June 1940 in the North Sea with the loss of life of 1529 lives. ( Source:Public source) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 June 1986 Public source
    Age 74 AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Matamata Public Cemetery, Peria Road, Matamata, New Zealand AWMM RSA Section AWMM
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Sources

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    • 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.369 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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