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Douglas Victor Cresswell

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 72), Page: 27 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Victor AWMM
  • Surname
    Cresswell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 59100 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 October 1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    25 October 1896 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File
  • Place of birth
    Nelson Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File
  • Birth notes
    Son of Frank & Maria Cresswell. Both parents born at Nelson. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File
  • Address before enlistment
    Balance, Tararua District. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • F. Cresswell (father), Ballance, New Zealand AWMM
    • Frank & Maria Cresswell - of Ballance. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 59100 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    • 21 March 1917 at Woodville, Tararua District (6 weeks after his brother Edward). Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File.
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    21 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File.

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Brother of Private Edward George Cresswell : NZEF Service # 45829. Killed in action 29 November 1917 at Belgium. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File :
    • Served France (1918).

      Remembered - with his brother Edward - at their birth place of Nelson - on the World War 1 'Wall of Remembrance' at Founders Park, Nelson City - which commemorates the 3600+
      Nelson & Districts service men and women who served in WW1. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 26 November 2018 - Military File & Research.
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 June 1988 Public Source
  • Date of death
    16 June 1988 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 June 2018 - Military File.
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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26 November 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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