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John Richardson

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Plaque in memory of those who died in the mining of HMS Puriri offf Bream Head on 14th May 1941. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin, 2013.

Plaque in memory of those who died in the mining of HMS Puriri offf Bream Head on 14th May 1941. Ima …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Richardson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII T/124 AWMM
    • WWII T124 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

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Medical history

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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Struck a mine AWMM

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Biographical information

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  • John Richardson was one of the five crew of the coaster SS Puriri, a minesweeper, killed when the vessel was sunk by a mine.

    HMNZS Puriri was a mine sweeper. It sank off Bream Head when it hit a drifting mine. Five crew died and five were injured. In all 26 crew members were picked up. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    14 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
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    Killed in Action AWMM
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Memorial

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    • New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • HMS Puriri Memorial, Ocean Beach, Whangarei, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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