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Albert John Ainsworth

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  • Service number
    WWII 2558 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Jack AWMM
    • Jack Public - graeme - Child - 7 December 2015 - date of birth is 12 may 1918
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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New Lynn RSA exterior, 2 Veronica Street, New Lynn 0600. Image kindly provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin

New Lynn RSA exterior, 2 Veronica Street, New Lynn 0600. Image kindly provided by John Halpin 2017, …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert John AWMM
  • Surname
    Ainsworth AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Jack AWMM
    • Jack Public - graeme - Child - 7 December 2015 - date of birth is 12 may 1918
  • Service number
    WWII 2558 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 May 1917 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM 18 Rata Street, New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr A. Ainsworth (father), New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 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
    WWII 2558 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Truck Driver/Civilian AWMM
    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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    6 March 1995 AWMM
    [Nelson], New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Marsden Valley Cemetery, Nelson AWMM RSA Area, Plot 298 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    New Lynn RSA, 2 Veronica Street, New Lynn 0600 AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    WW2 1: WW2 6 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 November 2019MarkWellington, NZResearcher
07 December 2015graemewellington new zealandChild

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