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Cenotaph record

William Richard Aplin

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Headstone, Wellsford Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Wellsford Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Aplin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    411563 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
    Unknown AWMM C/o J. Haughton, Waimauku, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A.M. Herbert (mother), 29 Rockfield Road, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    411563 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Brother of Nancy.

    A service for Bill was held at the Wellsford RSA Club Rooms. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 December 1999 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Wellsford, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Wellsford Cemetery, 80 School Road, Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM Returned Servicemen's Section, Block 1 Row C Plot 40 Seq 1 Ashes AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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