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Frederick Henry Wauchop

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Portrait (kindly provided by his wife) - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait (kindly provided by his wife) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frederick Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Wauchop AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    70790 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 October 1915 AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Pre 22 September 1941 AWMM Whatatutu, Poverty Bay, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM Whatatutu, Poverty Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr J.S. Wauchop (father), PO Box 95, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mr J.S. Wauchop (father), PO Box 95, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 01 Apr 1942-30 June 1942 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 28 September 1944 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
    • Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    70790 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
    WW2 22 September 1941 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Shepherd/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Admitted to No.1 New Zealand General Hospital AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Heart failure AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Son of John Stewart Wauchop and Fredericka Henrietta Wauchop

    Married Joan Thelma Moore (810707) who served with the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) during World War II

    His brother, Thomas Stewart Wauchop (service no. 469048) was killed in action in Italy on 25 July 1944.

    Sergeant Wauchop embarked for overseas service twice. The first was to Fiji in 1942. The second was in 1944 when he sailed for Italy via Egypt. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    18 May 1990 AWMM
    Age 74 AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • hey im doing school work on you and i hope that you had a great live with a great family and great friends, and now that you are happy were you are now
    RIP :)
    Public - stellar marie - Researcher - 7 April 2021
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 8 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1942 to 30th June, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 8: WW2 45 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 14: WW2 104 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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12 December 2022Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
07 April 2021stellar mariegisborne new zealandResearcher

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