Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Pre Jun 1942 AWMM c/o C. Shaw, Scotsmans Valley Road, Tauwhare, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs A.J. Annis (mother) AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 1 December 1943
AWMM Single AWMM
Service
Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
6 foot 7 inches AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
June 1942, influenza, hospitalised Ellerslie Race Course AWMM - Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
November 1944, appendicitis, admitted Auckland General Hospital AWMM
Biographical information
Served in Army first from June 1942; transferred to RNZAF and served in Pacific until 1945.
In 1950 joined first draft of K Force, but could not go due to illness. Transferred to Regular force in April 1951 and remained there until retirement in 1972.
Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2002
Also served as #625886 and 439322. AWMM
Death
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
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