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Mervyn James John Hinsley

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Mervyn Hinsley

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Mervyn James John AWMM
  • Surname
    Hinsley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    9090 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 Care of Victoria Hotel, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F.H. Hinsley (father), 12 Lyne Street, Gore, 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
    9090 AWMM
  • Military service
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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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ernest Harry Thomas Hinsley 9789 enlisted with his brother Mervyn James John Hinsley 9090. AWMM

Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Memorial name
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Memorials

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Sources

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    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 82 AWMM

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24 April 2020Elsie MonicaTimaruDirect descendant

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