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Cenotaph record

Geoffrey Douglas Attrill

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Portrait, while he was serving in the Navy - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, while he was serving in the Navy - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Geoffrey Douglas AWMM
  • Surname
    Attrill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Doug Attrill AWMM
  • Service number
    • 2349 AWMM
    • WWII NZD2349 AWMM
    • WWII NZD2349 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    • HMS Tamaki AWMM
    • HMS Drake (England) AWMM
    • HMAS Cerberus (Australian) AWMM
    • 1942 Anti-Gunnery Course at Flinders Naval Base, Melbourne, Australia AWMM
    • HMS Stag AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Gunner/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    WW2 21 January 1941 AWMM
    Age 17 AWMM
    Banker/Civilian 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Shellshock AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Back injury AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Hearing loss, Admitted to Wellington Public Hospital and Hamner Springs AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Mt Maunganui RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 August 2018 AWMM
    Age 95 AWMM
  • 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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  • Memorial name

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Sources

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  • External links
    Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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