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Donald Jackson Flintoff

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  • Service number
    264888 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Don AWMM
    • Donald James AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald Jackson AWMM
  • Surname
    Flintoff AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Don AWMM
    • Donald James AWMM
  • Service number
    264888 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 April 1921 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o H. Limmer, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Flintoff (mother), 36 Ballarat Street, Ellerslie, 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
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    264888 AWMM
  • Military service
    Territorial AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Brother of Edna

    Member of the Patumahoe Lodge 197 R.A.O.B. N.Z. of GLE.

    Name was missed off the Waiuku Roll Of Honour board in the Waiuku Town Hall. In 2001 his name was added.

    Listed as Donald James on the Nominal Roll AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 June 2003 AWMM
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  • 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, 26 June 2003 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Rest in peace my great popa. I will always remember eating eating a pear outside your house at the RSA flats and eating all your lollies when I was a kid. I remember when to showed me the news paper clipping of mum holding me at the hospital when I was born, well I live around the corner from your old house keep your spirit around your great great grand daughter Charlotte-rose protect her always love you from your great moko Matt wish you were here today charlotte looks so much like great nana
    Public - Matthew Paul - Direct descendant - 7 May 2016
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  • I had the best grandfather out and he was a hero to me, i love and miss him so much no word can express it, Poppa was a war hero in world war 2 if it wasn't for him and his fellow soldiers his friends we wouldn't be here today, So proud too call you my grandfather Donald Jackson Flintoff Rest in Peace lots of love from your Granddaughter Tammy Mackie and your Great Grandson's Brandon Peters and Matthew Peters xxxx
    Public - Tammy Lee - Sibling - 27 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • 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 134 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Thompson, W. (2001, 29 December). Pair's war effort marked in gold. p. A17 Includes portrait AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: 26 June 2003 AWMM
    • Thinking of you today Dad.never Forgotten.
      love your Daughter Leonie Public - Leonie Anne - Sibling - 25 April 2016 - Donald james flintoff

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07 May 2016Matthew PaulTaurangaDirect descendant
25 April 2016Leonie AnneMt MaunganuiSibling
27 April 2015Tammy LeePapamoa New Zealand Sibling

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