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George Richard Scothern

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Scothern AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Dick AWMM
  • Service number
    298718 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
    Unknown AWMM Waitete Road, Waihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.M. Stewart (sister), 13 Park Avenue, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown 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
    298718 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Marj; father of Val, David, Philip, Jenni, Christine, Shirley.

    Known as Dick AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 June 2009 AWMM
    Age 98 AWMM
    New Zealand 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, 23 June 2009 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Dad was a humble, honerst, hard working man who was respected and highly regarded by family and friends.
    Public - Philip Shaw - Child - 24 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald 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 353 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 June 2009 AWMM

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24 April 2015Philip ShawAucklandChild

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