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George Eric Silke Brodie

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Waikumete WW2 cremation memorial, Waikumete Cemetery (photo August 2012 by G.A. Fortune) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Waikumete WW2 cremation memorial, Waikumete Cemetery (photo August 2012 by G.A. Fortune) - Image has …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Eric Silke AWMM
  • Surname
    Brodie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 35664 AWMM
    • 604465 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Edith Gertrude Brodie (mother), 42 Elles Road, East Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Florence Alice Brodie (wife), Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Brodie was the son of Percy Silke Brodie and Edith Gertrude Brodie, of Invercargill, Southland; husband of Florence A. Brodie, of Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Did not embark WW2 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 January 1943 AWMM
    Age 46 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Ashes Columbarium Niche Wall VLT Row Vlt, Plot 3V Reinterred and marked by a plaque in the chapel lawn AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Kaikohe War Memorial Hall, Memorial Drive Kaikohe Far North AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • To the Granddad I never met, who served in both wars - the first in France, the second as an enlisted man serving at home. Thank you
    Public - Pam - Other Relative - 24 April 2015
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24 April 2015PamAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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