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Alexander Blyth

  • Service number
    • 8690 AWMM
    • 8690 Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Grandchild of alex
  • Also known as
    alex Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - As aagrandchild I have been toldg
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
    • mr Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Family member
    • mr Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - As a grandchild I love been told
  • Forenames
    • Alexander AWMM
    • Alexander Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Alex
  • Surname
    • Blyth AWMM
    • blyth Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - I'm a family member
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    alex Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - As aagrandchild I have been toldg
  • Service number
    • 8690 AWMM
    • 8690 Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Grandchild of alex
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • male Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Grandchild to alexander so that is how I no
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - His wife esmay was a strict and devoted Catholic as was alex before he went to war after that have lost his faith

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    3 of July Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - I can't remember the year he was born but when I find out I'll update you. A's a Grandchild I remember the date nd month a
  • Place of birth
    Auckland New Zealand Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - I can't remember the year he was born but when I find out I'll update you. A's a Grandchild I remember the date nd month
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Kingseat Mental Hospital, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    A sheep and cattle farmer. Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - I can't remember the year he was born but when I find out I'll update you. A's a Grandchild I remember the date nd month
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Blyth (mother), Whitford, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Alex was dating my grandmother esmay before he said for the war and they were married on his return and had 3 children which were all girls the oldest Christian, then to be followed by Geraldine then Public - Melanie Theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - I can't remember the year he was born but when I find out I'll update you. A's a Grandchild I remember the date nd month

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • 8690 AWMM
    • 8690 Public - Melanie - Other relative - 12 November 2015 - Grandchild of alex
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
    WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria WW2 POW Medically Unfit (R25405151)
  • 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
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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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 20 AWMM
    • Prisoners of War 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force - Repatriated Medically Unfit Protected Personnel [WW2 POW Medically Unfit], 1943 [1946], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393/1/v (R25405151) AWMM
    • there was a news paper article and photo taken as he returned to new Zealand after being released fr Public - melanie theresa - Direct descendant - 12 November 2015 - file family papers new Zealand army docutments

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