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 1922 - 2002 (79 years)
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| Name |
Owen William Hunia Topia |
| Born |
6 Sep 1922 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Market Gardener |
| Military Service |
1942 |
- FULL NAME Owen Topia
WAR World War II, 1939-1945
SERIAL NO. 801776
GENDER Male
FIRST KNOWN RANK Private
OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT Student
NEXT OF KIN Mrs G.C. Thomas (mother), Turiwiri, R.D., Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand
MARITAL STATUS Single
ENLISTMENT ADDRESS Turiwiri, R.D., Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand
MILITARY DISTRICT Dargaville
BODY ON EMBARKATION Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 11th Reinforcements
EMBARKATION UNIT Infantry Reinforcements
EMBARKATION DATE 21 February 1944 or 31 March 1944
PLACE OF EMBARKATION Wellington, New Zealand
VESSEL Mooltan or Willem Ruys
DESTINATION Egypt
NOMINAL ROLL NUMBER WW2 13
PAGE ON NOMINAL ROLL WW2 125
LAST UNIT SERVED 24 Infantry Battalion
YEAR OF DEATH 2002
OBITUARY Name recorded in August 2002 issue of 24 Battalion magazine
FURTHER REFERENCES Fortune, G. and Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.
24th N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association newsletter. August 2002, Issue 135.
SOURCES USED Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944)
Extracted frm Auckland War Museum Cenotaph Record
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| Reference Number |
WB07.3..S |
| Died |
24 Jun 2002 |
Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand  [1] |
| Person ID |
I762 |
Frost Family |
| Last Modified |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Family |
Janie Elizabeth Wyeth, b. 24 Oct 1923, Kennington, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand , d. 9 Mar 2017, Northland, New Zealand (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
11 Apr 1948 |
| Electoral Roll |
1949 |
Whatitiri, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand |
| Topia, Janie Elizabeth, married Topia, Owen William, Maunu, carpenter Marsden General Roll 1949 |
| Electoral Roll |
1978 |
R D 4, Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand |
| Topia, Bruce Campbell, Mechanic Topia, Glennys Shirley, Clerk Topia, Janie Elizabeth, Tchr Topia, Kevin Owen, Gardener Topia, Owen William, Gard Kaipara Main Roll 1978 |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Family ID |
F243 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 2002/14948 (Reliability: 3).
Topia Owen William Hunia born 6 September 1922
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