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Richard Freeman Daniels

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Gravestone, Featherston Cemetery (photo kindly provided by Adele Pentony Graham) - No known copyright restrictions

Gravestone, Featherston Cemetery (photo kindly provided by Adele Pentony Graham) - No known copyrigh …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Freeman AWMM
  • Surname
    Daniels AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 86688 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 February 1891 Military personnel file Blenheim, Marlborough Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Ranfurly Road West, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs Dorothy Eileen Daniels (wife), Berkley House, Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

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
    WW2 15 August 1918 Military personnel file
    Age 27 AWMM
    Motorman/Civilian Military personnel file
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Private Military personnel file

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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died from influenza, bronchial pneumonia AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Richard Daniels was son of Matthew Daniels and Catherine (nee Cave) Daniels. Husband of Dorothy Eileen (nee Brown) Daniels of Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.

    He was tha father of two children: Selwyn Roy Daniels born 1916 and Alma Joan Daniels born July 1918. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 November 1918 Death registration
    Age 27 AWMM
    Featherston, Wellington Death registration
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Featherston Cemetery, Western Lake Road, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM 703 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Featherston Cemetery Memorial, Featherston, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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