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Joseph Stanley Bergin

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Portrait from Weekly News; 12 April 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from Weekly News; 12 April 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Bergin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ402533 AWMM
    • WWII 402533 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 November 1910 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    November 10th, 1910 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 June 2020 - Research
  • Place of birth
    Timaru New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 June 2020 - Research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Storeman/Timekeeper , Public Works Department, Dunedin, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 June 2020 - Research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs J. Bergin, 13 Gammock Street, Temuka AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Joseph Bergin was the son of Joseph and Rubina Bergin of Timaru.

    Attended Timaru Boys' High School and Timaru Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    21 January 1944 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Panel 263 Public - Tony - Researcher - 26 February 2021 - CWGC

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Sources

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  • References
    • Chorley, W. (1997). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War (Vol. 5). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications. AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 February 2021TonyHawkes Bay, NZResearcher
30 June 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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