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William Henry Behague

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Behague AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 22917 AWMM
    • 5/1/574 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Henry Behague and of Ellen Behague (nee Bryant); husband of Kate Elizabeth Behague, of One Tree Hill, Auckland.

    Also served in the British Army, Royal Garrison Artillery during the 1914-18 War.

    Son William Henry Behague (67163) fought during WWII. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 May 1943 AWMM
    Age 57 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Prot. Soldiers Area B, Row 4A, Grave 3. AWMM
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