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Cenotaph record

Lewis Sperry

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Portrait in uniform taken in about 1940. - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait in uniform taken in about 1940. - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lewis AWMM
  • Surname
    Sperry AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ402338 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 November 1920 AWMM AWMM
    Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F. Sperry (father), Whatawhata, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 19 January 1943 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 2 August 1940 AWMM
    Age 19 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
    Admitted to Base Hospital Epiritu Santo for Dengue fever. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • His father Fabian (13/461) and uncle Reginald (13/2920) served in WWI. His brothers Lewis (NZ 402338) David (NZ 45927) and Owen (628980) also served in WW2. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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