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Desmond Malachy Brady

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Desmond Malachy AWMM
  • Surname
    Brady AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Des AWMM
  • Service number
    27131 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 15 Huia Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Brady (mother), 15 Huia Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, 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
    27131 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Striker/Civilian AWMM
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  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • A Requiem Mass was celebrated in Hold Cross Catholic Church, Papatoetoe for Desmond Brady. In lieu of flowers donations to the Ronald McDonald House Trust, Parnell, were requested. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 January 1999 AWMM
    Age 80 AWMM
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  • Date of death
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  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Puhinui, Manukau City AWMM RETUR-A-004 AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 28 January 1999 AWMM
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  • Served with his brother Gerald in the Middle East. Des served his time as a chromium plater for the Railways, brother Gerald served his time there as a carpenter.
    Public - Paul - Other relative - 18 August 2022
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18 August 2022PaulChristchurchOther relative

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