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Cenotaph record

Ronald Lewis Patrick Pooley

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Portrait, Ronald Lewis Patrick Pooley 1942 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Ronald Lewis Patrick Pooley 1942 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald Lewis Patrick AWMM
  • Surname
    Pooley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ron AWMM
  • Service number
    292204 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 March 1921 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Pre 1 December 1941 AWMM 1 Quest Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM 1 Quest Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Auto Battery Retailer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs A. Pooley (mother), 1 Quest Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs A. Pooley (mother), 1 Quest Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1 November 1942 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 5 January 1945 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
    • Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    292204 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Basic Training AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ronald Pooley was the son of A.E. Pooley, husband of Mavis; father of Gail and Trevor

    Service held at RSA Henderson, New Zealand

    Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    6 May 2007 AWMM
    Age 86 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Ash Burial K Row 11a Plot 123 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 May 2007 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Auckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search
    http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 320 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 15: WW2 114 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 May 2007 AWMM
    • Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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