Ruth Veronica Ransfield
Died 11 Nov 2003
- Service number
- Jayforce 816240 AWMM
- Also known as
- Ruth Veronica Howell AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Ruth Veronica AWMM
- Surname
- Ransfield AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Ruth Veronica Howell AWMM
- Service number
- Jayforce 816240 AWMM
- Gender
- Female AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Jayforce Mrs E. Ransfield (mother),Convent Road, Otaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Convent Road, Otaki AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
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- Relationship status
- Pre 1939 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- Jayforce 816240 AWMM
- Military service
- Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Home Duties/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- Jayforce Private AWMM Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
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- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Her married name was Howell AWMM
About death
- Death
- 11 Nov 2003 Headstone
Age 83 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Area Military, Block 1, Row H, Lot no 7 AWMM
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Auckland Council. Central (Waikaraka) burial and cremation records search
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/cemeteries/find-burial-cremation.html
Sources Used - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference - J Force - Greetings from the WAAC Welfare Division (9659). A greeting recorded by this woman in Japan in 1947 can be heard on Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision's website.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/9659
Further Reference - Johnston, S. (2025, August 11). Voices of J Force: Recordings of New Zealanders in post-war Japan. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/explore-stories/stories/new-zealand-history/voices-of-j-force-recordings-of-new-zealanders-in-post-war-japan/
Further Reference
- Auckland Council. Central (Waikaraka) burial and cremation records search
- References
- Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.110 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.110 - Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Iwi, Hapū, Rohe and additional whakapapa information kindly provided from “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
- Ngāti Raukawa in World War 2 - 1939-1945 & further (credit to Reuben Waaka, Diane Taylor, Te Kenehi Teira). Part of “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
- WAAC [Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] - Lists - Overseas Information [including Strength Returns and Embarkation Rolls] (1943 - 1945) - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, (R22502074)
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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