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Arthur Clarence Thorburn

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Headstone, Broadwood Services Cemetery, (photo J. Halpin 2012) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Broadwood Services Cemetery, (photo J. Halpin 2012) - This image may be subject to copyri …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Clarence AWMM
  • Surname
    Thorburn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    434598 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 September 1921 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Broadwood, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr H.C. Thorburn (father), Broadwood, North Auckland, 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
    434598 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Kathleen A. Thorburn. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 December 1999 AWMM
    Age 78 AWMM
    Northland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Broadwood Public Cemetery, Broadwood, Far North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Miss you Arthur and wish you were still here
    Public - Rhonda - Other relative - 4 April 2016
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  • Always thinking of you grandad, miss our conversations. love and respect always, Aaron S1006220 NZ Army 1998 - 2004
    Public - aaron - Direct descendant - 29 March 2016
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  • RIP Grandad, gone but not forgottenxx
    Public - Lesley - Direct descendant - 6 January 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    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 397 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 April 2016RhondaDargavilleOther relative
29 March 2016aaronwhangarei, new zealandDirect descendant
06 January 2016LesleyNew ZealandDirect descendant

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