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Noel Somervell Culpan

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Takapuna War Memorial WW2 name panel 2 (photo John Halpin, July 2013) - CC BY John Halpin

Takapuna War Memorial WW2 name panel 2 (photo John Halpin, July 2013) - CC BY John Halpin

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Noel Somervell AWMM
  • Surname
    Culpan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ427019 AWMM
    • WWII 427019 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 April 1905 Noel Smith Research Project
  • 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
    France and Germany (TBC) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ427019 AWMM
    • WWII 427019 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
  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Noel Culpan was the son of Rae and Blanche M. M. Culpan, of Auckland, New Zealand.

    Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 December 1944 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France AWMM Block "S". Plot 1. Row L. Grave 11. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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25 April 2020SueAuckland NZOther relative

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