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William Arthur Goodfellow

  • Service number
    • NZ7760 AWMM
    • WWII 7760 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Bill attended a wedding across from Barrett's Reef, Wellington Harbour. He loved the sea.

William (Bill) Arthur Goodfellow aged 85 years

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Goodfellow AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ7760 AWMM
    • WWII 7760 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Norma; father of Rosslyn, Gail, Lester, Earle

    Lifetime supporter and former Patron of the Hutt Valley Dodgers Softball Club and Stop Out Football Club

    Service at Otaki, New Zealand

    Cenotaph database record compiled from information in the Death Notice AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    17 October 2010 AWMM
    Age 85 AWMM
    Otaki, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated at Horowhenua Crematorium, Levin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: Dominion Post, 20 and 23 October 2010 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Tributes Online Ltd. (n.d.). William (Bill) Goodfellow. Retrieved May 1, 2014, from Tributes Online.
    http://www.tributes.co.nz/ViewMyTribute.aspx?id=5797
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • Dominion Post AWMM
    • Dominion Post AWMM
      Death Notice: Dominion Post, 20 and 23 October 2010 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM

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