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Ronald Clarence Crook

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald Clarence AWMM
  • Surname
    Crook AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    66435 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 January 1907 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

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
    66435 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.52 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.52
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.52
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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    • Ronald Crook was the son of Bert and Florrie Crook, of Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Ronald Clarence Crook's DOB. 28th January 1907 Public - David Barry - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Online search of New Zealand births, deaths and marriages records and knowing that he was my Grandfather's older brother by two (2) x years.

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 January 1943 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya AWMM Coll. grave 12. B. 4-8. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2168437
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.52 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2015David BarryBrisbane, AustraliaOther Relative

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