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George Allen Paul

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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
    George Allen AWMM
  • Surname
    Paul AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 10505 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 July 1906 Mangere Historical Society Mangere, Auckland Mangere Historical Society
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Mangere AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. W. Paul (father), Ohumata, Mangere AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 10505 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 2 Carpenter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 2
    2NZEF Nom Roll 2
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-D (known as Stalag 306), Marburg, Slovenia WW2 POW Medically Unfit (R25405151)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-B, Wagna, Austria WW2 POW Medically Unfit (R25405151)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria AWMM
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWII AWMM
      5 feet 8 inches AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Complexion, WWII AWMM
      Fair AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Walter and Agnes Paul (Source:Mangere Historical Society)

    Husband of Enid Giesen (Source:Mangere Historical Society)

    Attended Auckland Grammar School and Mangere Central School (Source:Mangere Historical Society) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1992 Mangere Historical Society
  • 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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  • Memorial name
    Mangere Lawn Cemetery Crematorium, 85 McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge, Auckland AWMM

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  • We have in our procession the New Zealand Military Forces certificate of discharge for George Allen Paul from Mangere and wondered if any of his family or yourself would like them. We probably acquired them when doing house clearances years ago.
    Public - Barbara - 12 August 2021
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Prisoners of War 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force - Repatriated Medically Unfit Protected Personnel. Archives NZ R25405151.
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R25405151
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.146 AWMM
    • Mangere Historical Society: This record was kindly researched by the Mangere Historical Society. AWMM
    • Prisoners of War 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force - Repatriated Medically Unfit Protected Personnel [WW2 POW Medically Unfit], 1943 [1946], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393/1/v (R25405151) AWMM

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