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Charles William Mansner

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Image of Private Charles William Mansner (5992). Image kindly provided by Therese Mansner. Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Image of Private Charles William Mansner (5992). Image kindly provided by Therese Mansner. Image may …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles William AWMM
  • Surname
    Mansner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5992 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 March 1911 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 137 Hastings Street, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Oscar J. Mansner (father), 137 Hastings Street, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5992 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Private AWMM

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag 383 (previously Oflag III-C), Hofenfells, Bavaria 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 24153 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Wounds Diseases Etc., WWII AWMM
    Wounded with gunshot wounds to his left thigh, right hand and right foot in June 1941 AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Private Charles William Mansner was married and had one daughter. His wife passed away in 1994, and his daughter is currently still alive.

    Private Charles Mansner was found as a Prisoner of War in August 1941 in Egypt. From there he was moved to many POW camps for the next few years until the war ended. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 September 1981 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Aramoho Cemetery, Public Lawn Extension AWMM Row 2, Plot 121 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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 119 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
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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