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Cenotaph record

Robert Edward Ronald Nixon

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Edward Ronald AWMM
  • Surname
    Nixon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ron AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII NZ403400 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 August 1915 AWMM Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 13 September 1940 AWMM 20 Seddon Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Motor Mechanic/Military AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs E.M. Nixon (mother), 20 Seddon Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 11 September 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 13 September 1940 Family
    Age 25 AWMM
    Motor Mechanic/Military Family
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    • Height, WWII AWMM
      5 foot 7 inches AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Black AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Complexion, WWII AWMM
      Healthy AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Jessie Pitt, father of Janice Dianne, Robert and Colleen AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    10 October 1993 AWMM
    Age 78 AWMM
    New Plymouth, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Awanui Cemetery, Awanui Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand AWMM Block 13, Plot 58 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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