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Joseph Eric Rea Collicoat

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Eric Rea AWMM
  • Surname
    Collicoat AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    A/1790 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Battle of Atlantic AWMM
    • Indian Ocean (Naval) AWMM
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    A/1790 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    • Naval Reserve AWMM
    • R.N.Z.N. AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM
    Age 17 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
    Slight Deafness AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 17 years (RNVR)

    Husband of Jean: Father of Sheryl, Warren

    to RNVR until 1965. King's Empire Veteran (KEV). Past President and Patron of Eden- Roskill RSA. Taylor, A: New Zealand Honour, Page 269 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 May 2013 AWMM
    Age 92 AWMM
    Caloundra, Queensland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald : 31 May 2013 AWMM
  • 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
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      New Zealand Herald : 31 May 2013 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794) 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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25 April 2020SteveNewcastle, AustraliaDirect descendant

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