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Douglas Heathcote Fairbairn

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Grave of Douglas FAIRBAIRN Bromley Cemetery, corner of Keighleys and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand Photographed 2 January 2013

Grave of Douglas FAIRBAIRN

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Heathcote AWMM
  • Surname
    Fairbairn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    8890 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
    PO Box 56, Waikari, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Geo. Fairbairn (father), 28 Glasgow Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    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
    8890 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Poland 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 5415 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 July 1951 Public Source
  • Date of death
    24 July 1951 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Headstone
  • Age at death
    34 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Headstone
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Bromley Cemetery, corner of Keighleys and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Personal visit
  • Grave reference
    Block 16 Plot 33SS Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 August 2015 - Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database; http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=115471
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Sources

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  • External links
  • 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 56 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 June 2018Virginia Anne Auckland NZOther relative
01 August 2015SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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