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Louis Xavier Le Vaillant

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Louis Xavier AWMM
  • Surname
    Le Vaillant AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 5351 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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM 6 Mansfield Terrace, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs D. Le Vaillant (mother), 6 Mansfield Terrace, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 5351 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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Louis Le Vaillant was the son of Thomas Joseph Le Vaillant and of Dora Le Vaillant (nee Lawe), of Whangarei AWMM
    • Dora’s maiden name was Lowe Public - Louis Robert - Other relative - 22 January 2019 - She was my grandmother

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 March 1943 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. E. 21 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
22 January 2019Louis RobertMelbourneOther relative

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