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Gordon William Alexander Muir

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Portrait, WW2 full length, Kilt of black watch tartan, sergeant stripes, medal ribbons - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon William Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Muir AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Bill AWMM
    • Hongi AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 618150 AWMM
    • WWII 618510 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 January 1907 AWMM Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Dorothy Muir AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    • Trentham Military Camp AWMM
    • Waiouru AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Wicker worker/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    Unknown AWMM
    Age 83 AWMM
    Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Otaki Public Cemetery, Otaki, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Lawn. Plot 321 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Corbett, D.A. (1980). The regimental badges of New Zealand : an illustrated history of the badges and insignia worn by the New Zealand Army. Auckland, N.Z.: Ray Richards. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 286 AWMM
    • Muir, Gordon William Alexander. War ephemera and correspondence, 1939 - 1980. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2002/169. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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