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Cenotaph record

William Burns Ross

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Burns AWMM
  • Surname
    Ross AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 4358 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 September 1909 AWMM Dunedin, Otago Cenotaph data Entry Form
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 39 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. A.E. Ross (wife), 39 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    Mrs. A.E. Ross 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 4358 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 1 Electrician/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 1
    2NZEF Nom Roll 1
  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 January 1983 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago Cenotaph Data Entry Form
  • 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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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.157 AWMM
    • Armoury Cenotaph File AWMM
      Data Entry Form, 2014 AWMM

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