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Joseph Leef

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Leef AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    65348 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
    Unknown AWMM Panguru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr S. Leef (father), Panguru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    65348 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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    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
  • 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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Death

About 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

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Kohukohu Town Hall, 25 Beach Road, Kohukohu, New Zealand AWMM

Roll of Honour

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  • Kia Ora Pop, this is your daughter-in-law Jocelyn Leef.

    Thank you, for giving me the time to share your stories with me, about your time in the war. We will always remember you and the fallen soldiers, who gave thier lives for us.

    Lest we forget, Arohanui,

    Jocelyn Leef.
    Public - Jocelyn - Other relative - 25 April 2021
    Report 
  • Kia Kaha, Grandpapa. Ake Ake!!
    Public - Jonathan - 27 December 2015
    Report 

Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 123 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2021JocelynAuckland, New Zealand. Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.Other relative
27 December 2015Jonathan Auckland Other

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