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Gaven John Donne

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gaven John AWMM
  • Surname
    Donne AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 66078 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 May 1914 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    c/o Hotel Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J. A. Donne (father), c/o Hotel Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    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
    WWII 66078 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Isabel (Fay); father of Nick, Belinda, Nigel, and Priscilla.

    Sir Gaven was a prominent jurist who worked in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands for over 60 years. Former Chief Justice for Western Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, Nauru, and Tuvalu. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 March 2010 AWMM
    Age 95 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty 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, 30 March 2010 AWMM
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • You were a hilarious man, always up for a laugh and with an incredible capacity for empathy. Loved your stories, Victoria, Chris and I were lucky to spend many weeks with you at the lake house in Rotoiti.

    Love Rich
    Public - Richard Nicholas Gaven - Direct descendant - 27 December 2018
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Who's who in New Zealand (1951-1991). Wellington, N.Z. ; Auckland, N.Z.: Reed. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 60 AWMM
    • Who's who in New Zealand (1951-1991). Wellington, N.Z. ; Auckland, N.Z.: Reed. AWMM
      Who’s who in New Zealand. (1991). p. 165 AWMM

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27 December 2018Richard Nicholas GavenHong KongDirect descendant

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