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Vernon Francis Marks

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Vernon Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Marks AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Verne AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 24635 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1892 Public - Brian - Other relative - 5 July 2017 - Family history research
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Frederick William MARKS and Amy Jane (nee CODLIN) Public - Brian - Other relative - 5 July 2017 - Family history research
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Care of Mr. Poppleton, Heretaunga AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. R.E. Barnes (daughter), Herbert Street, Masterton AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Legally Separated/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll 3 Motor Driver/Military 2NZEF Nom Roll 3
    2NZEF Nom Roll 3
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
    WW2 Escaped or evaded capture. Date Interrogated: circa 8 May 1945. AWMM
  • 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

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  • Death
    12 November 1969 AWMM
    Age 76 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Martinborough Cemetery, Martinborough, South Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Services Block 2, Plot 255 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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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.316 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of NZ Escapees and Evaders - 1 New Zealand Interrogation Section Book 2, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 (R25405145) AWMM

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05 July 2017BrianEast PerthOther relative

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