Raymond Candlish Queree
Born 28 Jun 1909 - Died 18 Oct 1975
- Service number
- 20001 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Brigadier/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Liaison Office, London AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
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- Forenames
- Raymond Candlish AWMM
- Surname
- Queree AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- 20001 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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About birth
- Birth
- 28 Jun 1909 AWMM
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- Address before enlistment
- WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM 11 Arawa Ave., Devonport, Auckland N. 1 AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Soldier/Military AWMM
- Next of kin
- WW2 Mrs. F.G. Queree, care of Mrs. E. Smith, Llandaff House, Poringland, Norfolk, England (wife) AWMM
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Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Greece AWMM
- 1941 AWMM Crete AWMM
- North Africa AWMM
- Italy AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 20001 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
DSO: NZ Gazette, 30 April 1946. Citation: "For outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty as CRA, 2 NZ Division during the battles from the River Senio to Trieste, during which Brigadier Queree maintained constant personal touch with forward troops and commanders ... As a result of his skill and dash, forward advance of the Division was never halted through lack of adequate artillery support ... The skilful and gallant conduct of this officer was a decisive factor in the recent successful operations." (Haigh & Polaschek, p211) AWMM - 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
- Italy Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Coronation Medal ER 1953 AWMM
- Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) (Military) AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 1939 AWMM
Age 30 AWMM
Soldier/Military AWMM - Age on enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- Brigadier/Military AWMM
New Zealand Army Liaison Office, London AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Enlisted with 2NZEF as Second-in-command (2I/C) of 7 Anti-Tank Regiment, New Zealand Artillery (NZA).
Promoted to Brigade Major in October 1940.
Appointed General Staff Officer grade 2 (GSO2) of 2 NZ Division, June 1941.
Promoted to Lt Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer (CO) of 4 Field Regiment, NZA, June 1942.
Promoted to Colonel and appointed GSO1, 2 NZ Division, September 1942.
Appointed Brigadier, General Staff, February 1944.
CO of 5 Field Regiment, NZA, June 1944.
Commander Royal Artillery (CRA) of 2 NZ Division, August 1945.
Quartermaster General (QMG) of NZ Army, May 1948.
Adjutant General, November 1954.
Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty the Queen, 1955.
Vice Chief of General Staff (CGS), 1956.
Senior Army Liaison Officer, London, U.K., 1960.
Retired from active service in 1964.
Served as Director of Civil Defence, 1965-70. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 18 Oct 1975 AWMM
Age 66 AWMM - Date of death
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Wikidata Entity
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12799945
Further Reference - Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Arti.html
Further Reference - 'Victory Parade Contingent: Three services sailing April 20' in the Gisborne Herald, 13 April, 1946.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19460413.2.103
Further Reference - 'Parading for Victory: Air Force Contingent' at the website of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand.
https://airforcemuseum.co.nz/blog/parading-for-victory-air-force-contingent/
Further Reference
- Wikidata Entity
- 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.
- Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Coronation Medals 1953 - Nominal Roll. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R21681744)
- Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
- 'Victory Parade Contingent.' Gisborne Herald, vol. 73, no. 21996, 13 April 1946, p.4. Identified with assistance from the Kippenberger Research Centre, National Army Museum Te Mata Toa (2026).
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