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George Rankin Aston

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Rankin AWMM
  • Surname
    Aston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 7232 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1909 BDM, births BDM, births
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1939 AWMM 194 Macandrew Road, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs Nyra Emily Aston (wife), C/o C.J.L. White, Solicitor, PO Box 619, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1934 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Sinai & Palestine AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 7232 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll Truck Driver/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom Roll
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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  • Son of Emma Susannah Aston and John Lee Aston. Husband of Mrs Nyra Emily (nee Lanauze) Aston, marriage registered in 1934. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 March 1942 CWGC
    Age 34 AWMM
    Syria, Middle East CWGC
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanon AWMM 4. D. 9. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • My father Ted Holmes (your nephew) tried to find you when he arrived in the middle east WWII and found that you had passed only a few days before. Thank you Great Uncle George for your courage and the great entertainment you provided for the troops with your melodic voice through your waiata (songs).
    Public - Esme - Other relative - 15 December 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2187613
    Sources Used
  • References
    • 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 11 AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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15 December 2015EsmeSydney AustraliaOther relative

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