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Thomas Castles

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SPR # 22633 THOMAS CASTLES 2nd NZEF - NZ ENGINEERS Died 30.7.2005 aged 93yrs He is buried in the Motueka Cemetery, Tasman, NZ PLOT: RSA, 2, 85

Thomas CASTLES

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Castles AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    22633 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 November 1911 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of John & Sarah Jane CASTLES of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM c/o T. Craill, Patutani, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Bartie (sister), Waitangaroa Station, Motu, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 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
    22633 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 AWMM Plumber AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Crete AWMM
      1941 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Crete List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Poland 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 22613 AWMM

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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  • Son of John and Sarah Castles (both deceased) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 July 2005 AWMM
    Age 93 AWMM
    Motueka, Tasman AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Motueka Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Motueka off Old Wharf Road, Tasman District, New Zealand AWMM Block RSA, Plot 85, Row 2 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 34 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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04 March 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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