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Ralph Robert Crosby Joseph Stafford

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph Robert Crosby Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Stafford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bob AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII NZ131327 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
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  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • 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
  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 3 Sqn Fiji, Guadalcanal. RNZN [Petty Officer] HMNZS Achillies J Force AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 December 2013 Death Notice
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Plot 126, Block 11, Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • The Christchurch Press AWMM
      Death Notice: 14/12/2013 AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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