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Hamish Muir Buchanan

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Hamish Muir Buchanan, St Annes-on-sea, [March] 1942. - This image may be subject to copyright

Hamish Muir Buchanan, St Annes-on-sea, [March] 1942. - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hamish Muir AWMM
  • Surname
    Buchanan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Guns Buchanan AWMM
  • Service number
    • C/JX277693 AWMM
    • NZD2451 AWMM
    • WWII NZD2457 AWMM
    • WWII 2451 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, 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 Ganges AWMM
    • HMS King Alfred AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 16 April 1941 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Bank officer/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
      Cracked Pelvis AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Admitted to Haslar Naval Hospital, Gosport, NZ Convalescent Hospital, Eversley. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Last rank held was with RNZNVR as AVGO Auxiliary Vessels, Gunnery Officer.

    Serial Number NZD 2451. AWMM

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

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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
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. 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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