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Douglas James Edmiston

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas James AWMM
  • Surname
    Edmiston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ416420 AWMM
    • WWII 416420 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
  • 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
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ416420 AWMM
    • WWII 416420 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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Allan James Edmiston and Alice Russell Edmiston of Milford, Auckland.

    Remembered on the Papakura - Karaka War Memorial AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 October 1944 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Papakura - Karaka War Memorial, Great South Road, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM
    • Karaka War Memorial Hall, 319 Linwood Rd, Karaka 2580 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Karaka War Memorial Hall, 319 Linwood Road, Karaka 2580 AWMM

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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/232763
    Sources Used
  • References
    This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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06 October 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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