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Richard Selwyn Vibert Thwaites

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_013. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_013. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Selwyn Vibert AWMM
  • Surname
    Thwaites AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    26682 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1918 Mangere Historical Society
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o Mrs R Lidgard, Crawford Road, Mangere AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E Thwaites (mother), Kennedy's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    26682 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Richard Thwaites was the son of John Thwaites and of Eva Isabel Thwaites (nee Hovell), of Kennedy's Bay

    Attended Mangere East School and Otahuhu Technical High School (Source: Mangere Historical Society) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
    • Coromandel Roll of Honour 1939-1945 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2125491
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 352 AWMM
    • Mangere Historical Society: This record was kindly researched by the Mangere Historical Society. AWMM

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14 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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