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Cenotaph record

Lomond Omer Leaf

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Portrait (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 September 1919 AWMM Rawene, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Carpenter & Joiner/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs Joan M. Leaf (wife) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 26 October 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Helene Leaf and Harding Waipuke Leaf (16/336 6116) kia Crete.

    Husband of Joan, father of six children

    Attended Mt Albert School

    Patron, Life Member and recipient of Merit Award and Gold Star; Hokianga Memorial RSA AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2006 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Pakanae Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Opononi, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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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
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Correspondence AWMM
    • 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

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