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William Llewellin Burt

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Portrait taken in Trieste (Piazza Goldoni) in July 1945. - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait taken in Trieste (Piazza Goldoni) in July 1945. - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Llewellin AWMM
  • Surname
    Burt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ4211662 AWMM
    • 626590 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 April 1924 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Pre 19 September 1942 AWMM 10 Brownville Cres, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • Pre 4 November 1944 AWMM 10 Brownville Cres, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Town Clerk/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • George Ernest Burt (father), 10 Brownville Crescent, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • George Ernest Burt (father), 10 Brownville Crescent, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 23 December 1942 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 5 January 1945 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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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
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted first 19 September 1942 for the Royal New Zealand Air Force and then 4 November 1944 he transferred to the Army.

    He served overseas service in Guadalcanal in 1943 with 54 RDF Unit and after transfer to the army served in Italy in 1945. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    19 August 2009 AWMM
    Age 85 AWMM
    Masterton, Wairarapa AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Masterton Cemetery, Archer Street, Masterton, Wairarapa District, New Zealand AWMM
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Memorials

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.23 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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