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Cenotaph record

Māori

William Oscar George Krogh

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Oscar George AWMM
  • Surname
    Krogh AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ2521 AWMM
    • WWII 2521 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 June 1912 Martyn Hastings, Hawkes Bay Martyn
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ2521 AWMM
    • WWII 2521 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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 Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Krogh was the son of Oscar and Alice Krogh, of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 July 1940 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Wigram, Christchurch AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Air Accident AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Havelock North Cemetery, Corner of Lucknow Road and Tanner Street, Havelock North, New Zealand AWMM 31. O. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Mahora School Roll of Honour, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM

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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/2920089
    Sources Used
  • Documents
    • McGreal, Maurice Eugene. Diaries relating to service in Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II, 1937 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2004/54. AWMM
      pp. 44-46 AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      p. 290 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
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