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John William Eastwood

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  • Service number
    WWI 9/1828 AWMM
  • Also known as
    John Willis AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 21), Page: 42 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John William AWMM
  • Surname
    Eastwood AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    John Willis AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1828 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 May 1886 AWMM Leicester, England AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L.C. Eastwood (wife), Post-office, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 January 1916 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1828 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Dairyman/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Emigrated to Canada in 1905 where he bought a dairy farm.

    Came to New Zealand in 1913 to work for Matthew Bennett of Taihape as a dairyman.

    Name recorded as John Willis Eastwood on the Nominal Roll, name by birth registration is John William Eastwood AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    19 April 1959 AWMM
    South Australia, Australia AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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