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James Alexander Becker

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Becker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jim AWMM
  • Service number
    80799 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    22 June 1915 Public - Noel - Child - 9 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin Public - Noel - Child - 9 November 2018 - Family Papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Oturehua, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Sheep and beef farmer Public - Noel - Child - 9 November 2018 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W.G. Becker (father), Oturehua, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • 23 April 1947 Married Florence Isabel McConnochie Public - Noel - Child - 9 November 2018 - Family papers

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 Flo AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 March 2011 AWMM
    Age 95 AWMM
    Ranfurly, Otago AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ranfurly Cemetery, Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 30 March 2011

    Death Notice: Dominion Post, 30 March 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
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 27 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 30 March 2011 AWMM
    • Dominion Post AWMM
      Death Notice: Dominion Post, 30 March 2011 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.50 AWMM

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09 November 2018NoelCromwell, New ZealandOther relative

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