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Max William James Beamish

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RSA Maunu Cemetery

RSA Maunu Cemetery

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Max William James AWMM
  • Surname
    Beamish AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    445225 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 October 1925 AWMM New Plymouth, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 27 April 1905 AWMM 195 Courtney Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Rita Beamish (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
  • Service number
    445225 AWMM
  • Military service
    Air Training Corps, New Plymouth 2 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1944 AWMM
    Age 18 AWMM
    Engineering Apprentice/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
    Height, Unknown Period AWMM
    5 feet 8 1/2 inches AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • RNZAF AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 November 2008 AWMM
    Age 83 AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Maunu Cemetery, Cemetery Road off State Highway 14, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand AWMM RSA. Plot 1901 AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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04 October 2023DianeBrisbane, AustraliaResearcher

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