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Gerald Michael Friel

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Biography for Gerald Michael Friel. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610-0372). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Gerald Michael Friel. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Pers …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gerald Michael AWMM
  • Surname
    Friel AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ4310472 AWMM
    • WWII 4310472 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 February 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610) Waimate, Bay of Islands RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Anna Friel (mother), 50 Belt Street, Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Friel of Waimate 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
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Gerald Friel was the son of Michael Joseph and Anna Friel, of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Educated at Waimate High School and St Bede's College, Christchurch

    Transferred from the New Zealand Army to the RNZAF in 1943

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended Waimate High School & St. Bedes College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 January 1945 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Ohakea, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waimate Cemetery, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM 297 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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