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Roland Ray Gill

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roland Ray AWMM
  • Surname
    Gill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 90635 AWMM
    • 819245 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    WWI: Free thinker; WWII: Anglican Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1889 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Nelson, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of William Gill & Elizabeth nee' Withers Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Takaka, New Zealand AWMM
    • WWI: Motueka
      WWII: 24 Vanguard St, Nelson Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Wife: Mrs J Gill, Motueka, Nelson
    Wife: Mrs Jean Gill, 24 Vanguard St, Nelson Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    1914 Married Jean Bain-Foster
    WWI: father of 2 children Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • WWI: A/C1; WWII: Army (SMD) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    • 90635 AWMM
    • 819245 AWMM
  • Military service
    WWI: 1918; WWII: 1942-1943 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1939-1945 War Medal
    NZ War Service Medal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    WWI: Contractor
    WWII: Factory Hand Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military Record
  • 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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  • Last rank
    WWII: Lance Corporal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Military record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Elizabeth Gill and William Gill.

    Listed as Reserves by New Zealand World War I service personnel and reserves index [electronic resource]. (2002). AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 May 1962 Public Source
  • Date of death
    May 30, 1962 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Nelson Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    73yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Nelson Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Nelson, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Nelson Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Nelson Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    OLD CEMETRY BLOCK - Block 1; Plot 44; Crem No: O 1390 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 May 2016 - Nelson Cemetery Records
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 May 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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