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Albert Dean

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Dean Albert portrait, in uniform, published photograph - This image may be subject to copyright

Dean Albert portrait, in uniform, published photograph - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert AWMM
  • Surname
    Dean AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    26374 AWMM
  • 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
    • 1940-1941 AWMM 37 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • 1941 AWMM 37 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Martha Dean (mother), 37 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Martha Dean (mother), 37 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Cabinet Maker/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Herbert and Martha Dean, of Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Brother of Bombardier Bob DEAN, died of wounds, 14 December 1944, Italy aged 36 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 3 October 2015 - Own research

Death

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  • Death
    9 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XVI. B. 1. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Family plot memorial, Waikaraka cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 3 October 2015 - Personal visit
  • Memorial reference
    Area 1 Block EXT Lot No 552 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 3 October 2015 - Auckland City Council cemeteries database; http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/cemeteries/cemetery.html

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • My great uncle The greatest sacrifice your life for you country We will remember
    Public - Alison - Other Relative - 5 May 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2377699
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 119 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 92 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher
03 October 2015SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher
05 May 2015AlisonNew Zealand Other Relative

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