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William Edward Dudeck

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Cremation plaque, William Edward Dudeck, Helensville Cemetery (photo provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This image may be subject to copyright

Cremation plaque, William Edward Dudeck, Helensville Cemetery (photo provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Dudeck AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    21756 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 September 1911 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tikiwhata, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.E. Theobald (mother), Junction Road, Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown 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
    21756 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
      DCM. London Gazette 14 Oct 1943. Citation: “Sergeant Dudeck, as Section Sergeant in a Field Company, played an outstanding part in his section’s activities in the campaign which began at EL ALAMEIN, Egypt. When his section had the difficult task of gapping the minefields in the Alamein attacks, Sergeant Dudeck showed determination and leadership of a very high order and was exceptionally steady in the face of continuous heavy fire when laying mines on the night of 26-27 October 1942 forward of the 28 NZ (Maori) Battalion. His coolness and gallantry were an inspiration to his men under the most difficult conditions. After advancing from El Alamein, Sergeant Dudeck was in command of the mine-clearing at Halfaya Pas where he was wounded and evacuated to a Casualty Clearing Section. Before his wound had healed he was back with his section supervising and directing the clearing of mines from the Bardia-Tobruk road. On the Nofilia-Sultan road over 600 mines and booby-traps were lifted and due largely to Sergeant Dudeck’s excellent supervision and careful organisation the work was successfully completed without a casualty. In the move up to Tripoli Sergeant Dudeck had command of the section and as usual displayed energy and courage in lifting pockets of mines at road corners, through defiles and adjacent to demolitions, particularly in the Sedada-Beni Ulid-Tarhuna area. On occasions this work had to be done with all speed in the face of heavy shelling and machine-gun fire and it was due almost entirely to the coolness and personal example of Sergeant Dudeck that the mines and booby traps were lifted to allow the advance to proceed.” AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
    • Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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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 Jean AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 June 1975 AWMM
    Age 64 AWMM
    Helensville, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Helensville Cemetery, 130 Garfield Road, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM RSA Ash, Block 1 Row F Plot 2 Seq 1 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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