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Leon James Oliver

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leon James AWMM
  • Surname
    Oliver AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    26516 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM C/o Mr T.H. Kelly, Arohena, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM C/o Mr T.H. Kelly, Arohena, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr J. Oliver (father), Arohena, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mr J. Oliver (father), Arohena, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Brother of Denis, Betty, Earl, Emmy, Douglas, Joe, Barry, Ngaire, Carmel, Laurie AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 May 2010 AWMM
    Age 87 AWMM
    HamiltonWaikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kihikihi Cemetery, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 June 2010 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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  • With thanks to a wonderful man & role model who fought for his country to gave us the freedom we have today.
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 359 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 268 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 June 2010 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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