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Douglas Whiteford Hislop

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Memorial stone on family grave, Bromley Cemetery (provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This image may be subject to copyright

Memorial stone on family grave, Bromley Cemetery (provided by Sarndra Lees 2012) - This image may be …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Whiteford AWMM
  • Surname
    Hislop AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    14215 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
    Unknown AWMM C/o Holders Hotel, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs B. Hislop (mother), C/o Post Office, Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    14215 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Douglas Hislop was the son of James and Barbara Hislop, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 15. A. 1. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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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/936778
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 216 AWMM
    • Pringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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20 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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