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Gilbert Richardson

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Gilbert Richardson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gilbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Richardson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    441039 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 June 1922 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    22nd June 1922 Public - Barry William - Child - 26 April 2016 - certificate of Date of Birth
  • Place of birth
    Auckland Public - Barry William - Child - 26 April 2016 - certificate of Date of Birth
  • Birth notes
    Father: William Thomas Richardson
    Mother: Elizabeth Maude Tierney Public - Barry William - Child - 26 April 2016 - certificate of Date of Birth
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 19 Beaconsfield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Grocer Public - Barry William - Child - 26 April 2016 - Family Papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs O.M. Richardson (wife), 19 Beaconsfield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, 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
    441039 AWMM
  • Military service
  • 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 Grocer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • 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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  • Husband of Olga; father of Barry and Pam AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 December 1996 AWMM
    Three Kings, Auckland City 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, 11 December 1996 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 15: WW2 120 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 11 December 1996 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 April 2020LindaAucklandOther relative
26 April 2016Barry WilliamAucklandChild

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