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Robert Duff Bremner

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Portrait of Flying Officer Robert Duff Bremner, Auckland Weekly News, 27 June 1945. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19450627-26-47. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Flying Officer Robert Duff Bremner, Auckland Weekly News, 27 June 1945. Sir George Grey …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Duff AWMM
  • Surname
    Bremner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ424417 AWMM
    • WWII 424417 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 April 1921 AWMM Taihape, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr W. Bremner (father), Ruanui, Taihape, Rangitikei District, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ424417 AWMM
    • WWII 424417 AWMM
  • Military service
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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
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Mr Bremner was educated at Ruanui School and Scots College, Wellington.

    Plaque photo. According to C. Hanson By Such Deeds page 95, Robert was a Pilot. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    3 August 1994 AWMM
    Whakatane, Bay of Plenty AWMM
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  • Age at death
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  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Taihape Cemetery AWMM
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Memorial

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Sources

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    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      p.95 AWMM

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