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Gibson Alexander Burns

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'Anzac Conquerors'. Life magazine cover, 24 February 1941. Foremost (second from left) is Lieutanant Gibson Alexander Burns 3101; to his left is Private Maurice O'Shea 2977 (in the centre) with Private Harold Ralph Betridge to the of him (holding his rifle). Blow, Alan Isbister, 'Letter to wife, 1941'. MS-2007-4, Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

'Anzac Conquerors'. Life magazine cover, 24 February 1941. Foremost (second from left) is Lieutanant …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gibson Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Burns AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 3101 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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  • Hapū
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Date of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 PO Box 33, Dargaville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs L. Burns (wife), 1 Huapai Street, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

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    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWII 3101 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 Clerk AWMM
    Dargaville, Northland AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Death

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Sources

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    • 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 29 AWMM
    • Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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