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George Alexander Knox

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George Alexander Knox

George Alexander Knox

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Knox AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    32236 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16 September 1918 Public - William George - Child - 21 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Thames, New Zealand Public - William George - Child - 21 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Fenton Street, Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr G.W. Knox (father), Fenton Street, Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 August 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    32236 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Patty; father of Liz, Judy, Jenny, Bill. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 April 2009 AWMM
    Age 90 AWMM
    Tararu, Firth of Thames AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 April 2009 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Cody, J. (1961). New Zealand Engineers. Middle East. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Engr.html
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 260 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 April 2009 AWMM

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19 August 2018William GeorgeAuckland New ZealandChild

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