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English Māori

Donald McNeill Galland

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Plaque at Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald McNeill AWMM
  • Surname
    Galland AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Don AWMM
  • Service number
    431204 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 P.O. Waipahi, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM P.O. Waipahi, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr A. Galland (father), 19 Mechanic Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mr A. Galland (father), 19 Mechanic Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 12 December 1942 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 5 January 1945 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
    431204 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Arthur and Kate Galland AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 September 2012 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    91 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 6 July 2018 - Research
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 6 July 2018 - Research
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 October 2012 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 143 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 15: WW2 51 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 October 2012 AWMM

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06 July 2018Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
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