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Cenotaph record

Herbert Simpson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Simpson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Herb AWMM
  • Service number
    68629 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 July 1909 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 4 November 1941 AWMM 15 Church Street, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Timber Industry in Auckland/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Daniel Simpson (father), 15 Church Street, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 19 December 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
    • Treasury Island AWMM
    • New Caledonia AWMM
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    68629 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 4 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Joinery machinist/Civilian AWMM
    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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 11 inches AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Cardiac arrest AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    5 July 1984 AWMM
    Age 74 AWMM
    Takapuna, North Shore City AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    North Shore Memorial Park and Crematorium (Schnapper Rock), Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 6 (Embarkations from 1st October, 1941 to 31st December, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 6: WW2 31 AWMM

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