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Ivan Trevor Dobson

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Portrait, Ivan Trevor Dobson (21672) - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Ivan Trevor Dobson (21672) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ivan Trevor AWMM
  • Surname
    Dobson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Dobbie AWMM
    • Dobby AWMM
  • Service number
    21672 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 January 1920 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 9 January 1940 AWMM 158 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Painter and paper hanger/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs O. Lloyd (mother), 158 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1 May 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    3 Months at Papakura Military Camp AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 9 January 1940 AWMM
    Age 19 AWMM
    Garage Attendant/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Shrapnel wounds AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Evelyn; father of John, Paul

    Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 August 2009 AWMM
    Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 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, 15 August 2009 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • I miss you Grandad, wish you were here. I love you.
    Public - Matthew Paul - Direct descendant - 29 February 2020
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  • Grandad, I miss you so much and I love you so much. You were a loving Pasy and we had so much fun with you. Please give Nansy a kiss from me. Lotsa love from Jakob xx
    Public - Jakob Matthew Paul - Direct descendant - 7 October 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 52 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 August 2009 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 February 2020Matthew PaulNapier, New ZealandDirect descendant
07 October 2015Jakob Matthew PaulNapier New ZealandDirect descendant

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