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James Lawrence Long

  • Service number
    • 1921 AWMM
    • WWII NZD1921 AWMM
    • WWII NZD1921 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Jim AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Rotorua Crematorium. 160 Sala St, RotoruaImage: 23 January 2013©2013 Sarndra Lees

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Long AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jim AWMM
  • Service number
    • 1921 AWMM
    • WWII NZD1921 AWMM
    • WWII NZD1921 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • 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
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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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  • Husband of Betty; father of Raewyn, Michael, Sharon. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    3 March 2009 AWMM
    Age 87 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 5 March 2009 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • What we hold in Heart we treasure for ever, Rest in Peace my Pop.
    Public - Sharon - Sibling - 20 April 2015
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  • Jim was my Father-in-law. Very proud to have been of service, and my kids are proud of their Grampa. His son, my late husband, was in the army for a while.
    Public - Jo - Other Relative - 22 January 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
    Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
    Further Reference
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 5 March 2009 AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 June 2023SarndraAuckland, New ZealandOther
20 April 2015Sharonrotorua, new zealandSibling
22 January 2015JoDunedinOther Relative

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