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Verdun Arthur Godfrey

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Verdun Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Godfrey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ415187 AWMM
    • WWII 415187 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 August 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610) Hastings, Hawkes Bay RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr A.L. Godfrey (father), 1007 Waipuna Street, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. A. L. Godfrey, 1007 Waipuna Street, Hastings 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
    Navigator RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • 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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Lost on a training flight AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Verdun Godfrey was the son of Arthur Louis and Ella Godfrey, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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

    Attended Hastings High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 March 1942 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Wellington Provincial Memorial, Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mahora School Roll of Honour, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 May 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
17 April 2015Christine HarrisNapier, New ZealandOther Relative

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