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Cenotaph record

Peter Edgington

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Peter AWMM
  • Surname
    Edgington AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    47281 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 November 1919 AWMM Rakaia, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1942 AWMM 121 Selwyn Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Motor Mechanic/Military AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Edgington (mother), 121 Selwyn Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 September 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • North Africa AWMM
    • Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    47281 AWMM
  • Military service
    Cadets AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 6 inches AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Heart failure AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    End of war AWMM
    Private AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    19 August 1979 AWMM
    Age 59 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ruru Lawn Cemetery, off Ruru Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Block 32 Plot 170 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Cemetery Records. Christchurch City Council cemeteries database.
    http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/
    Sources Used
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.65 AWMM

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