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Harold Halligan

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Portrait of Harold Halligan (NZ4215241) taken at Sidmouth England, 1944.

Portrait of Harold Halligan (NZ4215241) taken at Sidmouth England, 1944.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harold AWMM
  • Surname
    Halligan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ4215241 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 January 1921 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 January 1942 AWMM Section 1, Otahuti, No 4 RD, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Harold Halligan (snr) (father), Section 1, Otahuti, No 4 RD, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1943 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Empire Training Scheme AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Jan 1942 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 6 inches AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Build, Unknown Period AWMM
      Medium AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Cardiac arrest AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    6 April 1990 AWMM
    Age 69 AWMM
    Invercargill, Southland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: Southland Times, April 1990 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 3 p. 610 ref. 167 AWMM
    • Southland Times AWMM
      Death notice: Southland Times, April 1990 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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