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John Lawrence Peck

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This is a photo my great nanny had of my great grandfather John of him on his army bike while he was serving

John Peck

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Peck AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    9893 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    31 May 1919 Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 October 2016 - Family
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o Public Hospital, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L.M. Peck (wife), C/o A.J. Udy, Hilton Road, Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    9893 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
    • WW2
      North Africa, Africa AWMM
      13 December 1941 AWMM
      Circumstances of capture unknown AWMM
    • WW2
      13 December 1941 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Poland 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
    • WW2 POW - P.G. 57, Gruppignano, Udine, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
      Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    32802 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Lauris; father of Ann, Yvonne, Cherelyn, Mardi, Jonathan, Mervyn, Leon

    At time of capture was serving with the Army Service Corps attached to 5 Field Ambulance AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 January 2010 AWMM
    Age 90 AWMM
    Masterton, Wairarapa 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, 22 January 2010 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    • Albertland & Districts Museum, Memorial Park, Wellsford, New Zealand
      http://www.albertland.co.nz/
      Further Reference
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
      https://zenodo.org/records/3955186
      Further Reference
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
      https://zenodo.org/records/4560909
      Further Reference
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 146 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 22 January 2010 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 October 2016RachelKapiti Coast, New ZealandDirect descendant
24 October 2016MelissaAucklandDirect descendant

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