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George Francis Burnett

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Portrait, with ribbons George Francis Burnett - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, with ribbons George Francis Burnett - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Burnett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Smiler Burnett AWMM
  • Service number
    238960 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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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Aug 1940 AWMM
    Age 19 AWMM
    Chemist's apprentice/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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 10 inches AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • 19 years, 11 months at enlistment

      Served with the Christchurch Company, New Zealand Scottish Regiment; 3/Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Regiment.

      Arrived home Lyttelton, NZ 21 December 1945 aboard the Mooltan (ship) AWMM
    • On October 30th 2014 -George Francis Burnett died aged 94yrs in Windsor Care, Christchurch - He is buried in the Balcairn Ce,etery, North Canterbury Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 June 2022 - Death Notice in the Gisborne Herald 11 November 2014
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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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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.57 AWMM
    • Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006. AWMM
    • 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42. AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM

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17 June 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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