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Alan Grant Sherriff

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Inscription, family grave memorial, Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland (photo S Lees Feb 2011) - This image may be subject to copyright

Inscription, family grave memorial, Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland (photo S Lees Feb 2011) - This i …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alan Grant AWMM
  • Surname
    Sherriff AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1910 BDM, births BDM, births
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Miss M. Sherriff, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Insurance officer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • Singapore, Southeast Asia AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Borneo Chris Brooks POW research
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 13587 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died whilst a prisoner of war AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of James Alexander Sherriff and Jane Sherrif. Alan worked for the Singapore branch of the New Zealand Insurance Company. AWMM

Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore AWMM
    • Family grave memorial, Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Greyfriars Presbyterian Church, 544 Mt Eden Road (Corner of Mt Eden and Windmill Roads), Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mount Albert Grammar School, Alberton Ave, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    probate, Auckland Regional Office file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R9377441
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Information on Japanese-run internment (prisoner of war) camps was kindly provided by Chris Brooks. More than 350 Japanese-run military prisoner-of-war and civilian internment and concentration camps were run throughout the "Far East" during World War II. AWMM

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