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Raymond Maxwell Dalton

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Gisborne ex-Prisoners of War, the men who spent part of their overseas service behind the barbed wire of P. O. W. camps, are seen above in this picture taken by "Photo News" at a recent gathering in the Army Hall. Front row: Dudley Greaves, Bert Hall, Arnold Brown, Bill McFadyen, Trevor Carey, Ted Martin, Ron Humphries, Jack Pratt. Second row: Ted Hardie, Tom Brookes (of the Post Office staff, who was farewelled on his transfer to Hamilton), Bill Graham (treasurer), Ray Dalton, of Hawkes Bay (a member of the Dominion executive), Ron Robb (president), Ted McRae, of Auckland (a member of the Dominion executive), George Holder (secretary), Snow Duncan, Howard Holmes, Tam Kay. Third row: Alan Clarke, Jock Hope, Ron Callaghan, Jack Goodall, Harry Burborough, George Gosling, Allan Ford, Norm McConnell, Eric Brown, Keith Ford. Back row: Jack Smith, B. O'Malley, Bill Thompson, J. McBrydie, Alf Atkinson, Rex Ellison, Cliff Corbett, D'Arcy Le Compte, Jim Prisick.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond Maxwell AWMM
  • Surname
    Dalton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1905 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1918 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 January 2024 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 January 2024 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Augustus George & Louise Rebecca DALTON Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 January 2024 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 11 Ellis Street, North Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Dalton (mother), 11 Ellis Street, North Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM
    • 1947 Raymond Maxwell DALTON married Hermione Katherina Maria FALLAND Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 January 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    1905 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 125 AWMM

Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Born 1918 in Dunedin. Enlisted for WWII Sept 1939, serving with 4th Field Regiment (Artillery). Taken prisoner at Corinth Canal, Greece. Resided Tauranga in 2001. - Died 28th October 2003 in Hastings - he was cremated & Buried in Plot: Block NCH, Plot YY99 in the Hastings Cemetery
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 January 2024
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Sources

Sources

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  • 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 45 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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25 January 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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