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Gordon Lindsay Nilsson

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 20 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 20 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon Lindsay AWMM
  • Surname
    Nilsson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    402467 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
    Pre 1943 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.97 Farmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.97
    Hastings, Hawkes Bay 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.97
  • 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Gordon Nilsson was the son of George William Nilsson and of Isobella Rue Nilsson (nee Scrimgeour), of Havelock North, Hawke's Bay; husband of Trixie Ngaire Nilsson, of Napier, Hawke's Bay. AWMM
    • and father of David Nilsson, of Auckland, New Zealand
      Grandfather of Amanda Lee Nilsson, of Auckland, New Zealand
      Great Grandfather of Joshua David & Samuel Murray Jacomb of Auckland, New Zealand Public - Joshua David Jacomb - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family stories
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 July 1944 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VII. B. 18. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • So wish we could have known you Dad. Have visited your grave in Florence, Italy 3 times and they are kept superbly. You have a wonderful resting place right on the river - very beautiful!! RIP from your loving family xx
    Public - David & Ronda - Direct descendant - 22 July 2016
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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/2379191
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      The Weekly News 1944 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.97 AWMM
    • Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
22 July 2016David & RondaAuckland NZDirect descendant
25 April 2015Joshua David JacombAuckland New Zealand Other Relative

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