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Wilfred Ellis Dove

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 13 August 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 13 August 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wilfred Ellis AWMM
  • Surname
    Dove AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    8065 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
    Unknown AWMM 187 Junction Road, Hornby, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr N. Dove (brother), 187 Junction Road, Hornby, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    8065 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Wilfred Dove was the son of Thomas Standish Dove and Hetty Dove, of Hornby, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 15. E. 10. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • My father's cousin. Nephew of Wilfred Ellis Dove who was killed in action at Gallipoli 25th April 1915. Gone but not forgotten.
    Public - Delia - Other relative - 25 April 2016
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  • We never met but we are blood. You made such a heroic sacrifice. Rest well.
    Public - Justin - Other Relative - 23 February 2015
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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/936649
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 51 AWMM
    • Pringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
25 April 2016DeliaRotorua, New ZealandOther relative
23 February 2015JustinChristchurch, New ZealandOther Relative

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