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Frank Wakefield Upton

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Taken in 1940 when on leave

Frank wakefield Upton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Wakefield AWMM
  • Surname
    Upton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ404430 AWMM
    • WWII 404430 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
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ404430 AWMM
    • WWII 404430 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 Frederick Samuel and Isabel Upton of Christchurch AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    21 April 1943 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Denmark, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark AWMM Collective Grave A 11 11-14 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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20 October 2022AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher
26 April 2020FrankTingalpa QLD AustraliaDirect descendant

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