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William Vernon Arthur

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Vernon AWMM
  • Surname
    Arthur AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Honk AWMM
  • Service number
    568857 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 March 1915 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Truck Driver/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.L.R. Arthur (wife), 3 Warrender Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    568857 AWMM
  • Military service
    Home Guard AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 23 June 1942 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Truck Driver/Civilian AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • 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
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      False teeth AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Cardiac arrest AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Margaret

    He was buried in Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 March 1998 AWMM
    Age 82 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay Cemetery, Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Plot 93 Block A 1 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    6/03/1998

    6/03/1998 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.8 AWMM
    • Borman, C. (1954). Divisional Signals. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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