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Cenotaph record

William Victor Kells

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Molly and Vic

Wedding day

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Victor AWMM
  • Surname
    Kells AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Vic AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 68579 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 February 1910 Cenotaph Data Entry Form Dublin, Ireland (Eire) Cenotaph Data Entry Form
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Malone Road Lower Hutt, Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. R. Kells(mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 22 May 1941 Cenotaph Data Entry Form Miner/Civilian Cenotaph Data Entry Form
  • 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
    WW2 26 January 1944 AWMM Sergeant Cenotaph Data Entry Form

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    Nov 1985 Cenotaph Data Entry Form
    Age 76 AWMM
    Hastings, Hawkes Bay Cenotaph Data Entry Form
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Takapau Cemetery, Takapau AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.77 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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