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Harry James Thomas Fernandez

  • Service number
    • WWII 422700 AWMM
    • WW11 422700 Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Also known as
    • Harry Thomas James Fernandez AWMM
    • Harry Thomas James Fernandez Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Photo taken in 1944 after promotion.

Warrant Officer Harry Fernandez.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Mr Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel Archives and Medals.
  • Forenames
    • Harry James Thomas AWMM
    • Harry Thomas James Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Surname
    • Fernandez AWMM
    • Fernandez Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Harry Thomas James Fernandez AWMM
    • Harry Thomas James Fernandez Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Service number
    • WWII 422700 AWMM
    • WW11 422700 Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Gender
    Male Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Nil, formerly C of E Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - Personal knowledge of son.

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 422700 AWMM
    • WW11 422700 Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - copy of military personnel file sourced from NZDF Personnel archives and Medals.
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    • LAC 1942, Flight Sergeant 1943, Warrant Officer 1944. Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - Copy of Military Personnel file.
    • #2 WS, #2 B&G, #8 AOS, #34 OTU, #13 OTU, #2 GSU, 180 Squadron. Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016 - Copy of Military Personnel file.

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 July 1994 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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  • Harry, my father, died of a sudden heart attack on 22-7-1994. He never talked about the war or about what he did during it. It is only recently that I gathered the information about his war service. Grant Fernandez.
    Public - Grant James - Child - 1 May 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol 3, p.604 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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01 May 2016Grant JamesGladstone, Qld, AustraliaChild

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