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Cenotaph record

English Māori

Anthony O'Shea Murdoch

Lay a poppy
Portrait from The Weekly News; 2 August 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 2 August 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Anthony O'Shea AWMM
  • Surname
    Murdoch AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ40414 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
  • 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
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ40414 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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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Anthony Murdoch was the son of William Thomas Murdoch and Ellen Catherine Josephine Murdoch, of Christchurch. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 April 1944 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Laneuville-a-Bayard Churchyard, Haute-Marne, France AWMM Coll. grave 1-7. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

Remember Anthony O'Shea Murdoch by laying a poppy.

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Sources

Sources

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  • Documents
    The Weekly News AWMM
    The Weekly News 1944 AWMM
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