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Cenotaph record

John George McAlpine

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John George AWMM
  • Surname
    McAlpine AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 24661 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 April 1920 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 May 1940 AWMM 10 Duart Avenue, Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Retail Shoe Store Owner/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. McAlpine (mother),10 Duart Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 23 August 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Greece AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 24661 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 May 1940 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Driver/Military AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-D (known as Stalag 306), Marburg, Slovenia AWMM
      Servia Pass, Crete AWMM
      29 April 1941 AWMM
      Invasion of Greece by German forces AWMM
    • WW2
      Molos, Greece AWMM
    • WW2
      Greece, Europe AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
    WW2 Escaped 1945, Liberated English 11 May 1945 AWMM
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    4853 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 7 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      11 stone AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Enid

    Total service 5 years 302 days, of which 5 years 35 days were served overseas.

    Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2000 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    10 June 2012 AWMM
    Age 92 AWMM
    Takapuna, North Shore City 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, 12 June 2012 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 281 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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