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Cenotaph record

English Māori

John Murray Adlington

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Portrait, Murray Adlington, speaking in Hamilton. - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Murray Adlington, speaking in Hamilton. - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Murray AWMM
  • Surname
    Adlington AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Murray AWMM
  • Service number
    440203 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 February 1923 AWMM Waiuku, Pukekohe AWMM
    Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 August 1941 AWMM Hulls Road, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    M.H. Adlington (father), Hulls Road, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 12 January 1944 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
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1 August 1941 AWMM
    Age 18 AWMM
    Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    Auckland, New Zealand 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Onehunga RSA. AWMM

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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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    fairfax NZ news 2007 Medal marks 60 years of Battalion
    http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/auckland-city-harbour-news/38729/Medal-marks-60-years-of-battalion
    Further Reference
  • Documents
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 3 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
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