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James Frederick Roy Sprosen

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Portrait of Major James Frederick Roy Sprosen, Auckland Weekly News, 25 June 1941. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19410625-25-33. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Major James Frederick Roy Sprosen, Auckland Weekly News, 25 June 1941. Auckland Librarie …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Frederick Roy AWMM
  • Surname
    Sprosen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 1532 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Hawarden, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs A.H. Sprosen, Hawarden, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 1532 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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Memorials

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Sources

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    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 171 AWMM

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