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Maurice Anderson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    454909 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 36 Leeds Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr B. Anderson (father), 36 Leeds Street, Linwood, Christchurch, 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
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    454909 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
    12 August 1944 Public - Peter - 9 November 2021 - Maurice was killed whilst in action , next to my father Trevor Corbishley. On that particular day 12th August 1944 , my father said they were caught in an ambush by the German military . I was brought up hearing about Maurice & other friends, who’s graves I was fortunate enough to visit in 2000
  • Age at death
    23 Public - Peter - 9 November 2021 - Verbal from my father, who was with him at the time of his death
  • Place of death
    Near Florence , Italy Public - Peter - 9 November 2021 - Verbal from my father who was with him at the time of his death
  • Cause of death
    • Killed in Action AWMM
    • Killed in Action Public - Peter - 9 November 2021 - Verbal from my father who was with him at the time of his death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VIII. F. 18. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2613635
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 5 AWMM
    • Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher
09 November 2021PeterSydney , Australia Other

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