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Percy John Derek Hill

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Dargaville Museum Roll of Honour. J. B. Ferguson to A. Wells. Image kindly provided by John Halpin.

Dargaville Museum Roll of Honour. J. B. Ferguson to A. Wells. Image kindly provided by John Halpin.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Percy John Derek AWMM
  • Surname
    Hill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Derek Hill AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 238690 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 Hoanga, Dargaville R. D., New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T. Hill (wife), Tiraran Street, Dargaville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 May 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 238690 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Thelma (deceased); father of Stafford and Jeanette AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 August 2006 AWMM
    Age 91 AWMM
    Dargaville, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 August 2006 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Thank you for fighting for New Zealand. Lots of Love Sam, Kim, Cooper and Leia Hill.
    Public - Samuel - Direct descendant - 25 March 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 60 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 August 2006 AWMM

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28 March 2016SamuelDargavilleDirect descendant

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