Identity
Title
Forenames
William Granville AWMM
Surname
Smith AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
- WWII NZ416695 AWMM
- WWII 416695 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
WW2 Unknown AWMM Matakohe, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
WW2 William Smith (father), North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Service
Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Death
Death
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Memorial name
Memorial reference
Memorials
Memorial name
- Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM
- Pollington Airfield Memorial Garden, Yorkshire, England AWMM
- Matakohe War Memorial hall, The Kauri Museum, 5 Church Road, Matakohe, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
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Dear Great Uncle Buddy. I just wanted to let you know how much I would love to have know you. The rimu tree you planted at Halloween in Matakohe still grows tall and strong. We have hung a swing from it, and my children, James and Fletcher, spend much time on it when we stay at Matakohe, in the house that replaced Halloween (your birth place), called Brigadoon - where your sister, Margot, and her husband, Kevin Husband, lived until Margot (Husband, nee Smith) died.
We have a picture of you and your siblings and family taken on the day you left Matakohe for war all those years ago. I had the photo enlarged and have it framed in the dining room at Brigadoon.
Margot loved you so much and missed you incredibly. You are always in our hearts.
Much love, from your great niece.
Sarah
Sources
External links
Documents
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 2, p. 127. 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
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