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Oswald John Gerard

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Oswald John AWMM
  • Surname
    Gerard AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    O.J. Gerard AWMM
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1902 Public source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
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  • Post war occupation
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  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Engineer/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    WW1 1915 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Attended Christ's College, Christchurch. Attended Royal Navy Colleges Osborne (1915) and Dartmouth.

    Son of George Gerard and Fredarika Marie Gerard (nee Berg) of Christchurch. Brother of M.P. Geoff Gerard of Canterbury. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1983 Public source
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  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery
    Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland AWMM Plot 40, Row 24, Block Z AWMM
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