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William Hedley Kelman

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Hedley AWMM
  • Surname
    Kelman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    600923 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1914 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    1938 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    Ola Grace Murphy AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    600923 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 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.104 School teacher/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.104
    Kaikoura, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.104
  • 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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • William Kelman was the son of William Hay Kelman and Jane Kelman, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Ola Kelman, of Fendalton, Christchurch. AWMM
    • Father of Jan & Jon Public - Trudi - Other Relative - 7 April 2015 - Family

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 April 1944 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM X. A. 20. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Kaikoura War Memorial, 34 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300 AWMM
    • Marlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2410384
    Sources Used
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.104 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 February 2022Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher
07 April 2015TrudiChristchurch, New Zealand Other Relative

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