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Douglas Francis Cresswell

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Cresswell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • 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
    WW2 Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Ship was torpedoed and sunk by U558, 330 miles WxN of Fastnet Rock, with the loss of 13 of the 65 crew aboard. AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Douglas Cresswell was the son of Albert Charles and Elizabeth Amelia Genevieve Cresswell, of Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 August 1941 AWMM
    Age 19 AWMM
    North Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Tower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London, England AWMM

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  • Dear Uncle Douglas We are sorry we didn't get to meet you but thank you so much for fighting for us and the rest of NZ in WWII. You died so young but should be so proud of what you did for us - we will always remember you. Love your great niece and great, great niece and nephew, Carla, Amy and Luke xxx
    Public - Carla Maree - Other Relative - 23 April 2015
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23 April 2015Carla MareeWellington, New ZealandOther Relative

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