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James Lawrence Bates

Sgt # 23635 J. L. BATES 2nd NZEF - A/TK REGT 18.8.1995 aged 83yrs & MOLLIE I. BATES Cpl. - NZ W.A.A.C. Died 2.11.1971 aged 59yrs They are both buried in the  Papakura Cemetery, Papakura PLOT: RSA Ashes Row A Plot 11A

JAMES LAWRENCE & MOLLIE BATES

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Identity

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    James Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Bates AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Service number
    23635 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hunua Rural Delivery, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C. Bates (mother), Hunua Rural Delivery, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

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    Army AWMM
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    23635 AWMM
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Death

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Sources

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    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 15 AWMM

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14 June 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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