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James Callister Richmond

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James Callister Richmond in uniform - This image may be subject to copyright

James Callister Richmond in uniform - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Callister AWMM
  • Surname
    Richmond AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    412497 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Territorial Army as Gunner AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Insurance inspector/Civilian 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
    Dengue fever, US Army Hospital Guadalcanal AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Married Hazel May Barber who served in WW2 as a nurse (38583)

    Attached is a copy of the instructions Mr Richmond received on his posting overseas. He writes 'When I boarded the President Adams I found I was a lone New Zealander amongst a crowd of wounded American Marines - casualities from the Guadalcanal campaign, whose destination would probably be back to USA.

    I was off loaded at 'White Poppy' which turned out to be Noumea.' AWMM

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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Sources

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  • References
    Bevan, D. United States Forces In New Zealand, 1942-1945.Macpherson Publishing AWMM
    For details about the ship President Adams and the transportation of troops from Auckland in November 1942 to Noumea see page 143 of United States Forces in New Zealand 1942-1945 by Denys Bevan. AWMM

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