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Cenotaph record

English Māori

Francis Lyall Aplin

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Lyall AWMM
  • Surname
    Aplin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    21083 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 4 Rangiora Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W.F.A. Aplin (father), 4 Rangiora Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    21083 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Francis Lyall aplin was married to Ruth Mary aplin (nee Wilkie) They had 5 children Anthony Adrianne Geoffrey Janette and Susan Francis died at aged 60
    Public - Gemma - Direct descendant - 5 May 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • Documents
    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 9 AWMM

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05 May 2017GemmaWellington Direct descendant
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