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Desmond Garrod Alderton

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NZ442304 Desmond Garrod Alderton RNZAF b=1922 Died 20 June 2011 @ Whangarei

NZ442304 Desmond Garrod Alderton RNZAF

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Desmond Garrod AWMM
  • Surname
    Alderton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Des AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ442304 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
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  • Post war occupation
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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Beryl

    Cenotaph database record compiled from information in the Death Notice AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    20 June 2011 AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 22 June 2011 AWMM
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Sources

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    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 22 June 2011 AWMM

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