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Ernest Percy Davis

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Percy AWMM
  • Surname
    Davis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 7217 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 48 Hawkesbury Ave, Christchurch AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. L.E. Davis(wife), Flat no. 1, 130 Holly Road, St. Albans, Christchurch AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1939-1940 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 7217 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
    • MID Emblem with Oak Leaf, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal, Efficiency Decoration Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 26 September 2016 - History Sheet

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll 1 Salesman/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 1
      Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom Roll 1
    • Entered Camp 27/09/1939,
      Embarked 5 January 1940 Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 26 September 2016 - Depart of Defence History Sheet
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    35 Public - Ian - Direct descendant - 26 September 2016 - Depart of Defence History Sheet

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Crete List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg Castle, Hesse, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 23893 AWMM

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

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.47 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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26 September 2016IanAuckland New ZealandDirect descendant

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