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Cenotaph record

William Ross Beazley

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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
    William Ross AWMM
  • Surname
    Beazley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ10812 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 August 1925 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Kohukohu AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmhand/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ10812 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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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  • Cenotaph database record compiled from information on the headstone

    Did not embark overseas. Prospective Discharge Date 10/08/1945 (Source: Personnel - Demobilisation R21465794) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 January 1993 AWMM
    Age 67 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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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
    Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794) AWMM

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