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Cenotaph record

English Māori

Percy James Swetman

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My Grandfather

My poppa , Percy James Swetman Service no:250644 7th Anti- Tank Regiment WW11.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Percy James AWMM
  • Surname
    Swetman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    250644 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 Waikino, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr R. Swetman (father), Waikino, 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
    250644 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • 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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    • Husband of Dolly AWMM
    • Poppa lived in abbotts road in Waikino he had a little chihuahua named Tina she was his companion. I lived with poppa for 13 years as did my mum and dad.
      He was a lovely gentle man and the best poppa to me xox Public - Jenna Annerley - Other relative - 25 April 2018 - Family memories

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 September 2005 AWMM
    Age 86 AWMM
    Waihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

Remember Percy James Swetman by laying a poppy.

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  • Love you and miss you very much Poppa always in my heart . Your very proud Grand daughter Jenna xox
    Public - Jenna Annerley - 25 April 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • 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 387 AWMM

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25 April 2020Jenna wheeler Pukehina Beach, New Zealand Other relative
25 April 2018Jenna Annerley338 pukehina parade RD9 Te Puke Other relative
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