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Hildebrand Alfred Johansen

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hildebrand Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Johansen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Johansson AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ392043 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Ruakaka, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr H. Johansen (father), Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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
    WW2

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Killed on active service in India. Born in Ruakaka, he was educated at Whangarei and district and schools.



    Left New Zealand in 1941, where he gained his wings and stripes the following September. From Canada he was posted to Coastal Command Squadron in England and Scotland and there served as flight sergeant-wireless air-gunner for a period of seven months, before flying to India to take over duties with the RAF there



    He died while returning from a supply dropping sortie with the Transport Squadron.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    2 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon, Myanmar AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II [electronic resource]. (2002). Whangarei, N.Z.: Returned Services Association. AWMM

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