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Rowan Thornton Dowsett

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Rowan Thornton AWMM
  • Surname
    Dowsett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ427264 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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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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Cecilia

    Embarked for overseas service as aircrew. Rank unknown AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 January 2011 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 12 January 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hi GreatGranddad,

    Love you, Thankyou for having grandma, she is my whole world.

    Love you and hope you are well up there xx
    Love Cheyanne
    Public - Cheyanne - Direct descendant - 27 March 2019
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  • We are all sending our love, and wishes to you and great grandma. We all miss you dearly great grandad. Love Emrie (AKA Shane...Dean..)
    Public - Emrie - Direct descendant - 25 March 2016
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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (2008). Vol. 3, p.610, ref.171 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 12 January 2011 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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27 March 2019Cheyanne Lower Hutt Direct descendant
25 March 2016EmrieWellingtonDirect descendant

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