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William John Calverley Guy

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Portrait, Weekly News 24 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News 24 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John Calverley AWMM
  • Surname
    Guy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5426 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 January 1918 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    02nd Jan 1918 Public - Richard KS - Other relative - 6 July 2020 - Birth certificate
  • Place of birth
    Taumarunui Public - Richard KS - Other relative - 6 July 2020 - Birth certificate
  • Birth notes
    NZBDM ref. 1918/3209 Public - Richard KS - Other relative - 6 July 2020 - Birth certificate
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of Mrs. A.C. Eaves, Orewa, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs. C. Roy (mother), Dairy Flat, Albany, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • [see accompanying note regarding correct details of William's parents] Public - Richard KS - Other relative - 6 July 2020 - other family papers
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5426 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

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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Rose and Mary Gunn; husband of Dorothy Janet Gunn, of St. Kilda, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • The given parental details are incorrect. William is the son of Mrs Charles Lionel Hood (aka Charles Roy) and her second husband, John Canter Guy. Her first marriage was to William James Porter and her maiden name was Florence Arabella Calverley, of Dunedin. Public - Richard KS - Other relative - 6 July 2020 - NZBDM ref. 1918/3209
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 9.B.10 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Silverdale RSA, 43A Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, Silverdale 0932 AWMM
    • Silverdale RSA, 43A Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, Silverdale 0932 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
06 July 2020Richard KSWhitehouse Station, NJ, USAOther relative

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