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David Hirst Skinner Irwin

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Portrait of David Irwin, (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Terry Wreford-Hann 1222-2511. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of David Irwin, (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Terry Wreford-Hann 1222-2511. CC-BY-NC-ND 4. …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Hirst Skinner AWMM
  • Surname
    Irwin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 439183 AWMM
    • WWII 133351 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 11 May 1925 AWMM
    • 11 May 1925 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    11/5/1925 please note correction Public - Mimi - Child - 29 June 2020 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Christchurch New Zealand Public - Mimi - Child - 29 June 2020 - Family Papers
  • Birth notes
    First child of Arthur Hirst Skinner and mother Kathleen Helen Bursell Banks.
    David was born at 40 A Public - Mimi - Child - 29 June 2020 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    48 Pownall Street , Masterton. Family Home
    Glenburn Station Public - Mimi - Child - 29 June 2020 - Family papers
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mother Kathleen Irwin, Stepfather Neal Irwin
    Sister Adrienne Public - Mimi - Child - 29 June 2020 - Family papers
  • Relationship status
    I am David Irwin's daughter Public - Mimi - Child - 29 June 2020 - Family Knowledge

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 439183 AWMM
    • WWII 133351 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Featherston RSA.

    Enlisted with date of birth as 1923 (two years older than his age). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    17 August 2018 AWMM
    Age 93 AWMM
    Greytown, Wairarapa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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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
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM

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29 June 2020MimiAuckland New Zealand Child

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