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Cenotaph record

Wilfred Howard Chong

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 27), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 27), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wilfred Howard AWMM
  • Surname
    Chong AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25/1690 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1880 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Chong (mother), Vogeltown, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/1690 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 Carpenter/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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Elizabeth and Chew.

    Husband of Alice May Chong, nee Dayman, married 1920.

    Two sons, brothers served in WW1: Wilfred Howard Chong (25/1690) and Gerald McNaughton Chong (3/2158 2/22/20). Gerald also served in WW2.

    Of Chinese descent. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1962 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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