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Leonard John Squire

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard John AWMM
  • Surname
    Squire AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    7480 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 5A Burn Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J.V. Hedges (mother), 5A Burn Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 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
    7480 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Husband of Betty (deceased) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 April 2013 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    New Zealand Herald: 12 April 2013 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • We will never forget what you did for us to experience the freedom we all have today
    Public - Dudley Leonard - Child - 23 April 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • 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
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      New Zealand Herald: 12 April 2013 AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 April 2017Dudley LeonardGold Coast, AustraliaChild

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