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Gordon Chipman

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Gordon AWMM
    • Gordon McCarthy Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family research - he is my mother's brother. Only the two children in their family.
  • Surname
    Chipman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 66622 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    30 January 1914 Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Willerton Ave, New Lynn, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer and builder Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. H.W. Chipman(father), Driving Creek, Coromandel AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy and Egypt Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family papers
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 66622 AWMM
  • Military service
    Ambulance driver for the Red Cross Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family papers
  • 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 5 Carpenter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 5
    2NZEF Nom Roll 5
  • 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    14 June 1990 Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Newspaper death notice
  • Age at death
    76 Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family research
  • Place of death
    Middlemore Hospital
    Auckland, New Zealand Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Cause of death
    Coronary Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Papakura RSA Cemetery, Auckland Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    PRSAL-Q-021 Public - Janette Helen - Other relative - 9 August 2016 - Cemetery records
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.41 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 August 2016Janette HelenAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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