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John Reginald Nixon

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Group, 6 soldiers, all 21 Auckland Battalion : Named L to R R.S. Nichol 22095; A.E. Moore 22135; W.A. Marshall (MM) 22177; S.D. Evans 21429; L.W. Kemble 20086; Reg Nixon 22096 taken Mitchett Green, Aldershot, England 14/7/1940. Photograph incorrectly states serial numbers for S.D. Evans and L.W. Kemble - This image may be subject to copyright

Group, 6 soldiers, all 21 Auckland Battalion : Named L to R R.S. Nichol 22095; A.E. Moore 22135; W.A …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Reginald AWMM
  • Surname
    Nixon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Reg Nixon AWMM
  • Service number
    22096 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o Waimarie, Lake Street, Cambridge, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W J Nixon (wife), Care of Waimarie, Lake Street, Cambridge, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1 May 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

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Biographical information

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Death

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    13 November 1985 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42.
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 139 AWMM
    • Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006. AWMM
    • 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42. AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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