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Allan Mason Forbes Alexander

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Allan Mason Forbes AWMM
  • Surname
    Alexander AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 41712 AWMM
    • NZ41712 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 November 1919 AWMM Foxton, Manawatu AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 7 McKenzie Terrace, Wellington AWMM
  • 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
  • Service number
    • WWII 41712 AWMM
    • NZ41712 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
      "Flying Officer Alexander in the course of his tour of duty, has attacked very many targets, including Berlin, Hamburg, and important centers in the Ruhr. He was displyed great skill and determination, and obtained many successes. One night in August during an attack on Berlin his aircraft was attacked by several fighters, Flying Officer Alexander skilfully out-manoeuvered the enemy aircraft, thereby enabling his gunner to shoot down one of the attackers. Flying Officer Alexander has possessed great courage and devotion to duty." Hanson, p. 53 AWMM
    • Distinguished Flying Cross - DFC Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 February 2019 - The London Gazette 19 October 1943.

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Mariposa AWMM

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    11 October 2014 AWMM
    Waikanae, Wellington Region AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM Cremation Kai 1174, RSA Y section, Plot 207 Row X, Servicemens Cremation bearm AWMM
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Sources

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    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM

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17 February 2019JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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