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Francis William Signal

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis William AWMM
  • Surname
    Signal AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Sig AWMM
    • Frank AWMM
  • Service number
    25372 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 April 1917 AWMM Mangaweka, Ruahine AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 9 Coates Street, Hamilton East, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr H.E. Signal (father), 9 Coates Street, Hamilton East, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 August 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - PG 75, Bari, Italy AWMM
      Sidi Rezegh, Western Desert AWMM
      30 November 1941 AWMM
      Attack by German infantry and tanks/With 24 Battalion AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Dulag VIII-A, Gorlitz, Germany AWMM
      Libya, North Africa AWMM
    • WW2
      13 December 1941 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Stalag III-A, Luckenwalde, Germany 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.
    • WW2 POW - PG 85, Tuturano, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
      Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
    WW2 Early Apr 1945 AWMM
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      False Teeth AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Malaria, admitted to hospitals in Crete and Bari, Italy AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Husband of Mary

      Retired Justice of the Peace

      Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1998. Approximate date of capture listed as 13 December 1941 in the List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. AWMM
    • Father to :-

      Brian Signal
      Terry Cleary
      Yvonne Chadwick
      Lesley Batchelor &
      Gary Signal.


      Grandfather to

      Lara Signal
      Amanda Signal
      Justin Signal
      Nikki Signal
      Shelley Chadwick
      Stacey Chadwick
      Erin Batchelor
      Rachael Batchelor
      Sarah Cleary
      Simon Cleary
      Thomas Cleary
      James Cleary

      Great great grandad to
      Aidan Signal
      Jessica Signal
      Ben Lee
      Aimee Lee
      Oscar & Eva Public - Nikki - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - From granddaughter Nikki
    • Chloe Aria Gies
      Elodie Piper Gies
      Machar Jake Chadwick
      Ariane Mae Gordon Public - Yvonne Clare - Child - 29 September 2017 - Grandmother
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 June 2011 AWMM
    Age 94 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 27 June 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
      List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • 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 432 AWMM
    • Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p.112, Index p.536, 545 AWMM
    • Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: 27 June 2011 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
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 September 2017Yvonne Clare Karitane, otago, nzChild
24 April 2015NikkiTauranga, New ZealandOther Relative

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