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Lawrence Diamond

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Diamond AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 38743 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 March 1911 BDM Online
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 217 Aro Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs M.Z. Diamond (wife), 181 Hanson Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 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 38743 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 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll 4 Salesman/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 4
    2NZEF Nom Roll 4
  • 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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  • Son of Bridget and Felix Diamond (Source : BDM Online)


    Two brothers saw active service in WW2: Lawrence Diamond (38743) and Felix Edward Diamond (28489); a third John Robert Diamond is listed Balloted for service in 1942 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1987 BDM Online
    Age 76 AWMM
  • 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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  • RIP Grandad.
    Public - Todd - Direct descendant - 6 February 2018
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  • Hi my Name is Ryan im ten years old also I am your second youngest great grandson of laurie diamond. I have never meet you before but ive heard lots of storys about you. and the war you have fought in
    Public - Ryan todd - Direct descendant - 13 October 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/
    Sources Used
  • References
    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.95 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
06 February 2018ToddAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant
13 October 2017Ryan toddMilwater silverdale Auckland NewZealandDirect descendant

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