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Richard John Denniston Abraham

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard John Denniston AWMM
  • Surname
    Abraham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    20905 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 Care of C.J.s, Atua Station, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H.E. Abraham (mother), 2 Littlebourne Road, Dunedin, 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
    20905 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    14 11 1968 Public - Susan - 26 March 2025 - RSA Plaque at Cemetery
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Levin Old Cemetery, Tiro Tiro Road, Levin 5510 Public - Susan - 26 March 2025 - Find a Grave website
  • Grave reference
    Block: RSA, Row: 11, Plot: 127 Public - Susan - 26 March 2025 - Horowhenua Cemetery Records
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  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • References
    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 5 AWMM

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26 March 2025SusanLevinOther

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