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Owen Peter Ganley

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Owen Peter Ganley 488610

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Owen Peter AWMM
  • Surname
    Ganley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    488610 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 August 1915 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    24/08/1915 Public - Paul Bernard - Child - 2 September 2015 - Family history
  • Place of birth
    Born in Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Paul Bernard - Child - 3 September 2015 - Family Records. Compiled by Judy Ganley. January 1998
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o Mrs I.D. Watson, Herbert Street, Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Crane Driver Public - Paul Bernard - Child - 2 September 2015 - Family history
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs N. Ganley (wife), 44 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • Married Necia Mima Ganley (nee Saunders) Public - Paul Bernard - Child - 2 September 2015 - Family history
    • Married on 21/03/1937 in Church of the Sacred Heart, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Paul Bernard - Child - 3 September 2015 - Family Records. Compiled by Judy Ganley. January 1998

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    488610 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 Truck Driver/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 Necia AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 July 1996 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    St Patrick's Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand. Public - Paul Bernard - Child - 3 September 2015 - Family Records. Compiled by Judy Ganley. January 1998
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 17 July 1996 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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 144 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 17 July 1996 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 September 2015Paul BernardTanawha Queensland AustraliaChild

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