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John William Aburn

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John William AWMM
  • Surname
    Aburn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    9299 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 31 Fox Street, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Clerk AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F.G. Aburn (father), 31 Fox Street, Invercargill, Southland, 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
    9299 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Doris AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 March 1983 AWMM
    Age 73 AWMM
    Invercargill, Southland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Avenue Block 2 Plot 601 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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