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Edward James Doak

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Family group, WW2, brothers in uniform, Edward James Doak (64369) left and William Doak (63931) (right) standing outside the front door of their home 16 Walls Road, Penrose, Auckland - This image may be subject to copyright

Family group, WW2, brothers in uniform, Edward James Doak (64369) left and William Doak (63931) (rig …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edward James AWMM
  • Surname
    Doak AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Ed AWMM
    • Eddie AWMM
  • Service number
    Jayforce 64369 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 September 1919 AWMM Takahue, Kaitaia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 16 Walls Road, Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jayforce Mrs Bertha Madeline Doak (mother), 16 Walls Road, Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Asbestos moulder/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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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  • Son of Edward James Doak and Bertha Madeline Doak.

    Three brothers served in WW2: William Doak (63931), Edward James Doak (64369 ) and Arnold Doak (556276 ).

    Uncle William Levi Stanton (3288 ) served in the South African (Boer) War. Other uncles Arnold Hayward Stanton (13/2083) and Alfred Littledike Stanton (47606 ) served in WW1. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 June 1999 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Mangere Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, 85 McKenzie Road, Mangere Bridge, Auckland AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 16: WW2 59 AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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