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Richard Henry Rodney Bolderson

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Portrait, Richard Bolderson standing at ease outside on the verandah of a wooden building. (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Henry Rodney AWMM
  • Surname
    Bolderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Dick AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 27295 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 27295 AWMM
  • Military service
    None AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Ngaruawahia Military Camp AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 25 June 1940 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Porter/Civilian AWMM
    Te Awamutu, Waikato AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Cancer AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 February 1979 AWMM
    Age 60 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Makara Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Servicemen's Plot AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: Evening Post 2 February 1979 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    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 45 AWMM
    • The Evening Post AWMM
      Death notice: Evening Post 2 February 1979 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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