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William Marshall MacReady

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Marshall AWMM
  • Surname
    MacReady AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1167 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 88 Office Road Merivale, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H. MacReady, 88 Office Road, Merivale, Christchurch, 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
    1167 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • WW2 Trooper AWMM 2 Divisional Cavalry Regiment AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM
    • He joined this division as he loved horses and wanted his own. He ended up with a Marmon Herrington Armoured Car which he modified so it was the fastest in the division. Public - Justin Marshall - Direct descendant - 19 September 2020 - As told to his Grandson J Macready

Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

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

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

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    A 1941 greeting from Bill MacReady can be found on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's database
    https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-landing
    Further Reference
  • 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 118 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 September 2020Justin MarshallDunedinDirect descendant

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