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Melva Olive Anderson

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Melva Olive AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Browne AWMM
    • Sayer AWMM
  • Service number
    W5206 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Melva was the daughter of Mr and Mrs O. Browne of Kaitoke.

    She married Roger Kingston Anderson (2738) who was killed in World War 2 and later Charles Finney (Charlie) Sayer (14779) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    2011 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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