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Ray Thomas Fountaine

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Ray Fountaine

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ray Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Fountaine AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 11018 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 106 Derby Street, Westport AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. John C.Fountaine, 106 Derby Street, Westport AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1940-1941 AWMM Single/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 11018 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
  • 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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  • I miss you so much Grandad. You were my hero in more ways than one. Tomorrow I am speaking to West Coast schools for the Sir Peter Blake Trust. I will be speaking about my heroes - my grandfathers and uncle Den. Real heroes and leaders
    Public - Fiona - Direct descendant - 2 July 2016
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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. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.158 AWMM
    • Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2020RayleneWellington, New ZealandDirect descendant
02 July 2016FionaLOWER HUTTDirect descendant

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