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Sydney Raymond Greer

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney Raymond AWMM
  • Surname
    Greer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ417208 AWMM
    • WWII 417208 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 November 1909 AWMM Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
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  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ417208 AWMM
    • WWII 417208 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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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 Gerald Randolph and Olive Greer of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. Brother of Ashley James Greer (NZ427058) who passed away on the 31st May 1948. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 August 1943 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Scotland, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire, Scotland AWMM Sec. E. (White) Grave 276. AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol 3. p. 219 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744) AWMM

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24 July 2021Rodney JamesNew ZealandDirect descendant
02 January 2021MikeTroon.Scotland Other

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