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John David Melrose

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John David Melrose (Jack)

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John David AWMM
  • Surname
    Melrose AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack AWMM
  • Service number
    454987 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    24 January 1922 Public - Susan Elizabeth Ann - Child - 25 April 2019 - Family
  • Place of birth
    Te Awamutu, New Zealand Public - Susan Elizabeth Ann - Child - 25 April 2019 - Family
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Pakura Street, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Builder Public - Susan Elizabeth Ann - Child - 25 April 2019 - Family
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs B.A. Melrose (mother), Pakura Street, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

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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  • Husband of Muriel AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 January 2011 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Te Awamutu, Waikato AWMM
  • 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, 27 January 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 90 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 27 January 2011 AWMM
    • Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006. AWMM
    • 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42. AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2019Susan Elizabeth AnnKatikati, New ZealandChild

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