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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Ian Anderson McMeekan |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Ian Anderson |
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| Surname: |
McMeekan |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
168341 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Bridge keeper |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr D. Anderson (friend), C/o Railways, Kumara |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Tramway Hotel, Teremakau, Greymouth, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Greymouth |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Infantry Brigade |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 9 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 259 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
36 Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Pacific |
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| Date of Death: |
28 October 1943 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1943 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia |
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| Grave Reference: |
3.14 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Drummond Anderson McMeekan and Lily Lena McMeekan, of Sumner, Canterbury |
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait
- Headstone, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery (Photo P. Lascelles 2007)
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| Further References: |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission record. URL: http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2385040 |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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