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George Rapana Hill

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Headstone, George Rapana Hill, Helensville Cemetery (photo provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, George Rapana Hill, Helensville Cemetery (photo provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This ima …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Rapana AWMM
  • Surname
    Hill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    810602 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1916 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Rata Street, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Thompson (sister), Rata Street, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    810602 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 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 June 1991 AWMM
    Age 75 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM RSA BURIAL, Block 1 Row B Plot 15 Seq 1 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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