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Laurie Compton

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Taken on enlistment New Zealand Air force

Taken on enlistment

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Laurie AWMM
  • Surname
    Compton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 405738 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 December 1919 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    27 12 1919 Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Birth certificate
  • Place of birth
    Caterton Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    54 High Street
    Caterton Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Post war occupation
    Electrician Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Katherine Compton Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Relationship status
    Mother Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Orcades 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
    10 10 1989 Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Age at death
    80 Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Place of death
    Australia Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Cause of death
    Various causes Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Ashes scattered at sea Public - Christine - Child - 2 November 2018 - Family
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • 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
    • 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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05 November 2018Christine EnglandDirect descendant
02 November 2018 Christine EnglandChild

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