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Cenotaph record

William John Polson

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Polson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ42452 AWMM
    • 132745 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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Service

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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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  • He married twice Enid and then Enid Laffey

    Served 3 tours of the Pacific

    Cenotaph database record compiled from information in the obituary AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    10 January 2002 AWMM
    Age 87 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
    Obituary: Sunday Star Times, 20 January 2002 AWMM
  • Memorial name
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Sources

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  • References
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Sunday Star Times AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Hanson, C. (2001). p. 397 AWMM
    • Sunday Star Times AWMM
      Obituary: Sunday Star Times, 20 January 2002 AWMM

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