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Eric Ackroyd

  • Service number
    • WWII 404045 AWMM
    • NZ404045 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - Military Records
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Air Force AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - Military Records
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eric AWMM
  • Surname
    Ackroyd AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 404045 AWMM
    • NZ404045 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - Military Records
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 March 1919 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) Christchurch, Canterbury RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
  • Date of birth
    4 March 1919 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - BDM 1993/29384.
  • 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
    • Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - Military Records
  • Service number
    • WWII 404045 AWMM
    • NZ404045 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - Military Records
  • Military service
    WW2 1940 to 1945 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - Military Records
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM

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
    28 December 1992 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - RSA Review Records
  • Age at death
    73 Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - RSA Review Records
  • Place of death
    Blenheim, New Zealand Public - John - Researcher - 12 July 2022 - RSA Review Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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12 July 2022JohnPerth WAResearcher

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