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John Robert Caldwell

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Caldwell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack AWMM
  • Service number
    457937 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 July 1923 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    July 12, 1923 Public - Tessa Jane - Direct descendant - 25 April 2018 - Family oral history
  • Place of birth
    Southland, New Zealand Public - Tessa Jane - Direct descendant - 25 April 2018 - Family oral history
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Maheno, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Founding Principal of Wainuiomata College Public - Tessa Jane - Direct descendant - 25 April 2018 - Family oral history
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs V.M. Caldwell (mother), Sawyers Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs N.M. Caldwell (wife) (QSM, JP)
      Mrs J.Y. Nelson (daughter)
      Ms L.A. Winters (daughter)
      Mr K.J. Caldwell (son) Public - Tessa Jane - Direct descendant - 25 April 2018 - Family oral history
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • Married Public - Tessa Jane - Direct descendant - 25 April 2018 - Family oral history

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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Student/Civilian AWMM
    Oamaru, Otago AWMM
  • 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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  • Husband of Nan AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 February 2011 AWMM
    Age 87 AWMM
    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, 25 February 2011

    Death Notice: Dominion Post, 24 February 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Dominion Post AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 15: WW2 24 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 25 February 2011 AWMM
    • Dominion Post AWMM
      Death Notice: Dominion Post, 24 February 2011 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.59 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2018Tessa JaneAuckland Direct descendant

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