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John Walker

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New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Panel 1: Royal New Zealand Navy - Lieutenant, Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant, Midshipman, Petty Officers, Leading Seamen, Able Seamen - Atkinson - Dryland (photo John Halpin 2011) - CC BY John Halpin

New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Panel 1: Royal New Zealand Navy - Lieutenant, Paymaster Sub-L …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Walker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZD934 AWMM
    • WWII 934 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
    Married/WWII AWMM

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
  • 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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  • Son of Harold Victor and Marie Walker (nee Ahier), of Auckland City; husband of Matty Phyllis Walker, of Devonport, Auckland

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

Death

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  • Death
    26 December 1944 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    English Channel 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
    • New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

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