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Cenotaph record

Francis Whiddon

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Image of Gravestone at Waikaraka Park Cemetery provided by Paul Baker March 2013 - No known copyright restrictions

Image of Gravestone at Waikaraka Park Cemetery provided by Paul Baker March 2013 - No known copyrigh …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Whiddon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    8764 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hikurangi, Whangarei, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Sarah Whiddon (mother), North Street, Ashburton, Devonshire, England AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Miner/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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • This record has been created from details provided from Archives New Zealand's Archway database http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ and indicates a personnel file is available at Archives New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    8 October 1935 AWMM
    Age 76 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM RSA, Plot 122 AWMM
    • Waikaraka Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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