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William Duncan Cator

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Duncan AWMM
  • Surname
    Cator AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    2435 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    South Africa Carrier/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Stratford, Taranaki Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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    • Father was named William Robert Cator. AWMM
    • William Duncan CATOR (1865 - 1944), son of Robert William Cator and Hannah Gorrie, formerly Cator, nee Stanton.

      Was working as a carrier in Stratford, where his mother and step-father, James Gorrie, resided in 1900. He was 5 feet, 11 1/2 inches tall.

      Returning to New Zealand, he lived in Picton prior to working on a number of ships as a cook before living in the Tasman area where he was a poultry farmer. Public - Wayne - Other relative - 28 April 2016 - Military Personnel File
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Death

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    Richmond Cemetery AWMM
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28 April 2016WayneNew ZealandOther relative

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