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Thomas Gordon Chappell

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Headstone, Thomas Gordon Chappell, Waikumete Cemetery (photo provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Thomas Gordon Chappell, Waikumete Cemetery (photo provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This i …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Gordon AWMM
  • Surname
    Chappell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1/24/35 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1901 AWMM Newton, New South Wales AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    1/24/35 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    Mangawhai, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Joseph and Janet Chappell.

    Husband of Harriet Pearl Chappell (nee Davis), of Strathpine, Queensland, Australia. Married 1928.

    Lived Mangawhai from at least 1935. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 March 1941 AWMM
    Age 40 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
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Prot. Soldiers Area G. Row 3, Grave 15. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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