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William Thomas Marshall

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Featherston District War Memorial, Cyril Everton to T. B. McKenna. Image kindly provided by G. A. Fortune, CC BY G. A. Fortune 2014.

Featherston District War Memorial, Cyril Everton to T. B. McKenna. Image kindly provided by G. A. Fo …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Marshall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    31014 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1913 BDM 1945/42758
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Revin Street, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W. T. Marshall (wife), Revin Street, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    31014 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • William Marshall was the son of Thomas Marshall and Louisa Marshall (nee Blandford). He was the husband of Ellen Agnes Marshall of Featherston, New Zealand.

    Commonwealth War Graves records his age at death as 38, while Births, Deaths, and Marriages records it as 28. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 November 1941 BDM 1945/42758
    Age 28 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa BDM 1945/42758
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 9. H. 5. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Featherston War Memorial, 89 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, Wairarapa AWMM

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