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John SILBERY

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:52:09+00:00
Date of birth5 January 1920
Date of death8 April 1945
Mothers nameRangi
Spouses nameUnmarried
SiblingsRangi Ohi Ohi (Mrs Robertson)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereFaenza War Cemetery, Italy; IV, B, 9
Last known residenceManakau, Levin
Awards1939 - 45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939 - 45; New Zealand War Service Medal
Place of birthPatea, New Zealand
OccupationFarm Hand
Place of deathItaly
Theatres of warMiddle East, Italy
SurnameSILBERY
War memorialManakau
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesJohn
WarsWW 11
Service number816156
Date enlisted26 September 1941
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service28th Maori Battalion, New Zealand Infantry
User reference3.274

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NOK: Miss Rangi Silbery (sister), 36 Murphy St, Wellington previously Manakau

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