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Cenotaph record

Valmai Agnes Lorimer Nielsen

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Valmai Neilsen in nurses' uniform - This image may be subject to copyright

Valmai Neilsen in nurses' uniform - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Valmai Agnes Lorimer AWMM
  • Surname
    Nielsen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Valmai Ball AWMM
    • Neilsen AWMM
    • Valmai Agnes Lorimer Ball AWMM
  • Service number
    810754 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 May 1921 AWMM Pukeatua, Waikato AWMM
    Pukeatua, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Myers Park Lodge, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Secretary/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J.L. Nielsen (mother), Myers Park Lodge, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 March 1945 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Nil AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Stenographer/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • A medal was awarded for service during 1946-49.Valmai's war occupation prior to going overseas was V.A.D. attached to Civil Nursing Reserve working in NZ hospitals before entering the Army as a nurse. Valmai Ball (nee Nielsen) was married to Douglas Ball who served in the Pacific during the war. His record is attached to the Cenotaph Database. AWMM

Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
    Sources Used
  • 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. AWMM
    • WAAC [Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] - Lists - Overseas Information [including Strength Returns and Embarkation Rolls] (1943 - 1945) - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, (R22502074) AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.110 AWMM
    • WAAC [Women's Auxiliary Army Corps] - Middle East - Drafts - Strength Return [and Embarkation Rolls] (1943-1945). Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R22502075). AWMM

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