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Reginald George Chapman

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Portrait, R.G. Chapman - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, R.G. Chapman - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

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
    Air Gunner AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Apr 1943 AWMM
    Age 18 AWMM
    Telephone exchange operator/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
    Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
    full set of own teeth AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Betty

    Worked for New Zealand Post Office as a Telephone Operator.

    Did not embark, but served in New Zealand as an Air Crew Trainee.

    He was posted to Reserve at the end of the war.

    Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2002 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 July 2011 AWMM
    Age 86 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 29 July 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 29 July 2011 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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