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William Noel Strachan

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Noel AWMM
  • Surname
    Strachan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Noel AWMM
  • Service number
    28069 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Solicitor and Barrister/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs B.M. Strachan (mother), 35 Cannington Road, Maori Hill, Dunedin, 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
    28069 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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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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  • Married twice. Husband of Doris and later husband of Stella AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 December 2001 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM Ashes to Makara Cemetery, Wellington AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Cemetery Records. Dunedin City Council.
    http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 457 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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