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Aitken, David John	11.10.1917 Leeston -	2nd Lt. ? [30089] Lt. ? Capt. ? Maj. ? Lt.Col. (1960) OBE 01.01.1960 New Year 60 MID ? ?	Slaughterman from New Plymouth. patrol commander, Long Range Desert Group 1946 J Force served post-war in Regular NZ Army (1960) New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force)
Armstrong, J D		Maj. ?	31.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa

 

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Barrington, B		Maj. ?	30.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa
Bassett, B L		Capt. ?	31.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa
Burge, A E B		Capt. ?	25.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa

 

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Copeland, A D		Capt. ?	31.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa

 

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Fairbrother, M C		Capt. ?	31.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa
Freyberg, Sir Bernard Cyril; 1st Baron Freyberg, created 16.10.1951, of Wellington, New Zealand, and of Munstead in Co. of Surrey Youngest son of James Freyberg, a surveyor, and Julia Hamilton. Married (1922) Barbara Jekyll; one son. ° Wikipedia ° Digger History ° Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ° papers	21.03.1889 Richmond, London - 04.07.1963 Windsor	Capt. 19.05.1916 T/Lt.Col. 19.05.1916-14.11.1916, 25.02.1917-20.04.1917 T/Brig.Gen. 21.04.1917-20.12.1917, 22.01.1918-15.03.1919 Capt. 05.03.1919, seniority 25.09.1917 [4006] Brev. Maj. 03.06.1917 Maj. 03.06.1927 Brev. Lt.Col. 01.01.1918 Lt.Col. 04.02.1929 Col. 06.03.1931, seniority 01.01.1922 Maj.Gen. 16.07.1934 (half-pay 16.10.1934) (retd 16.10.1937) Maj.Gen. 23.09.1943, seniority 02.11.1939 T/Lt.Gen. (NZ Mil. Forces) 01.03.1942-27.11.1945 Lt.Gen. 28.11.1945, seniority 08.05.43 VC 15.12.1916 near Beaumont, Hamel 13.11.16 GCMG 29.01.1946 ? KCB 24.11.1942 GOC NZ Force Middle East CB 01.01.1935 New Year 35 KBE 1942 ? CMG 1919 ? DSO 03.06.1915 ? DSO 01.02.1919 * DSO 08.03.1919 ? DSO 05.07.1945 ? MID 02.07.1915 ? MID 22.05.1917 ? MID 11.12.1917 ? MID 20.12.1918 ? MID 05.07.1919 ? MID 15.12.1942 ? MID 24.06.1943 ? MID 29.11.1945 ? LM 02.08.1945 ? GkMC 10.04.1942 Greek Military Cross Geo I 20.06.1944 Grand Commander, Order of George I with Swords   CdeG WW I ? 1914 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal * He showed himself a fearless and resourceful commander. The success of the operations of his brigade near Gheluvelt on the 28th September and the following days was largely owing to his inspiring example. Wherever the fighting was hardest he was always to be found encouraging and directing his troops.	Education: Wellington College, NZ (1897-1904); Staff College (psc); LL.D Dentist since 1911. served European War, including Dardanelles (despatches six times, wounded six times, DSO and two bars, CMG, VC, Bt Major, and Bt Lt­Col): 30.09.1914 - 15.10.1914 France & Belgium 01.03.1915 - 03.04.1915 Egypt 25.04.1915 - 19.07.1915 Gallipoli 08.01.1916 - 20.03.1916 Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European Turkey and the Islands of Aegean Sea 01.05.1916 - 23.11.1916 France & Belgium 23.02.1917 - 25.09.1917 France & Belgium 11.01.1918 - 11.11.1918 France & Belgium 30.08.1914 - 18.05.1916 from New Zealand Military Forces - employed RNVR and RND 19.05.1916 transferred to Royal West Surrey Regiment 19.09.1915 25.02.1917 - - 14.11.1916 20.04.1917 Commanding Officer, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division 21.04.1917 22.01.1918 - - 20.12.1917 15.03.1919 Brigade Commander, 88th Infantry Brigade (with 29th Division) (France) 05.03.1919 transferred to Grenadier Guards 20.12.1921 - 19.12.1925 General Staff Officer, 2nd grade (GSO2), Eastern Command 31.10.1927 - 03.02.1929 General Staff Officer, 2nd grade (GSO2), Eastern Command 04.02.1929 transferred to The Manchester Regiment 04.02.1929 - 06.03.1931 Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion The Manchester Regiment (Shorncliffe) 06.03.1931 - 08.09.1933 Assistant Quartermaster-General (AQMG), Southern Command (Salisbury) 09.09.1933 - 15.10.1934 General Staff Officer, 1st grade (GSO1), War Office (London) 16.10.1937 transferred to Reserve of Officers 09.1939 - 04.12.1939 General Officer Commanding, Salisbury Plain Area 04.12.1939 - 1945 General Officer Commanding, New Zealand Expeditionary Force [in fact one division], later redesignated General Officer Commanding New Zealand Forces (Middle East & Mediterranean) Governor-General of New Zealand, 1946-1952. Deputy Constable and Lieutenant-Governor of Windsor Castle, 01.03.1953-04.07.1963. LLD (St Andrews) 1922; DCL (Oxford) 1945; LLD (NZ) 1952; psc. KStJ, 12.1945. Literature: Alan Hercus, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg ... (1946); Laurie Barber, John Tonkin-Covell, Freyberg : Churchill's slamander (1989); Paul Freyberg, Bernard Freyberg, VC : soldier of two nations (1991); Matthew Wright, Freyberg’s war : the man, the legend, and reality (2005)
Freyberg, the Lord Paul Richard; 2nd Baron Freyberg, created 16.10.1951, of Wellington, New Zealand, and of Munstead in Co. of Surrey   Son of 1st Baron Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO (and 3 bars), and Barbara, GBE (died 1973), daughter of Sir Herbert Jekyll, KCMG, and Lady Jekyll, DBE. Succeeded father, 1963. Married (1960) Ivry Perronelle Katharine Guild, Aspall Hall, Debenham, Suffolk; one son, three daughters.	27.05.1923 - 26.05.1993 Surrey South-Western	2nd Lt. 27.03.1942 [231225] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 A/Capt. 11.02.1946-10.05.1946 Lt. 20.02.1946, seniority 27.11.1945 T/Capt. 11.05.1946-25.08.1948, 28.12.1948-09.06.1949 Capt. 27.05.1950 T/Maj. 10.06.1949-24.02.1950, 18.12.1952-26.10.1954, 08.11.1954-26.05.1957 Maj. 27.05.1957 T/Lt.Col. 31.01.1962-30.08.1965 Lt.Col. 01.09.1965 Col. 31.12.1970, seniority 30.06.1970 (retd 27.05.1978) OBE 12.06.1965 HM's birthday 65 MC 19.04.1945 Italy	Education: Eton College; Staff College (psc, 1952); jssc, 1958; sowc, 1971 1940 joined NZ Army served with 2nd NZEF: Greece, 1941; Western Desert, 1941-42 (attached Long Range Desert Group; wounded 12.12.1942) 27.03.1942 transferred to British Army [emergency commission to 19.02.1946] 1942 - Grenadier Guards; North Africa, 1943; Italy, 1943-45 (MC) 20.02.1946 permanent commission 1947 - 1948 Palestine 26.08.1948 - 23.12.1948 specially employed 08.11.1954 - 10.09.1956 Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, HQ London District 1956 - 1958 Cyprus 26.03.1959 - 29.01.1961 General Staff Officer, 2nd grade (GSO2), War Office 1961 British Cameroons 31.01.1962 - 31.08.1965 Assistant Adjutant-General, HQ London District 1965 - 1968 Commanding Officer, HAC Infantry Battalion 1968 - 1971 Defence Policy Staff, Ministry of Defence 1971 - 1975 Director Volunteers, Territorials and Cadets 1975 - 1978 Colonel, General Staff Published: Bernard Freyberg, VC : soldier of two nations (1991)

 

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Hodgson, William Percival Married Madge ...; ... children.	01.10.1910 Auckland, New Zealand - 06.11.1998 Auckland, New Zealand	Pte. ? L/Cpl. 22.08.1942 Sgt. 30.08.1943 Wt.Offr. cl. II 05.01.1945 2nd Lt. 21.02.1945 (reld 04.01.1946) 39|45 St - - Afr St - - It St - - Def M - - \WM 39|45 - - NZWSM - -	Theatre manager.       served WW2 in Egypt, Libya and Italy [Courses: 3 months NZ signal school, 05-07.1941; NZ signal school Dr Op, 28.09-24.10.1942; Middle East Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) school W/T instrs, 01.02-20.03.1943; New Zealand Armoured Corps (NZAC) school gun layers, 19.04-30.04.1943; 3 day course, Mines and booby traps] ? - 21.02.1945 Officer Cadet Training Unit, Sandhurst 21.02.1945     commissioned, ... [emergency commission]       C Squadron, 18th Armoured Regiment (4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade)
Horwood, E J		Capt. ?	30.01.1942 - 23.05.1942 seconded to 6th War Course, Middle East Staff School, Haifa

 

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Newell, P B	? -	2nd Lt. ?	? commissioned, 2 New Zealand Expedionary Force [emergency commission] (05.1944)     Wireless Telegraphy School, Middle East Training Centre

 

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Tinker, Ronald Arthur "Ron"   Dictionary of New Zealand Biography	13.04.1913 Christchurch, New Zealand - 16.02.1982 Christchurch, New Zealand	Cpl. ? [7483] 2nd Lt. 10.1942 T/Lt.Col. (1951) [30086] OBE 30.10.1953 Malaya 01-06.53 MC 22.07.1943 gallant & distinguished services in the field MM 09.09.1942 Middle East 11.41-04.42 MID 08.07.1941 Middle East 12.40-02.41	Education: Addington School and Christchurch West District High School Office work with the North Canterbury Hospital Board. Become a high country musterer, spending his spare time climbing and deer hunting. Worked as a taxi driver. 1939? 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion, New Zealand Expeditionary Force 07.1940 Long Range Patrol Unit 10.1942 commissioned, NZ Military Forces [emergency commission] (1943) - 1945 patrol commander, Long Range Desert Group 1947 - 1962 served, New Zealand Regular Army (Royal NZ Armoured Corps) (1951) Commanding Officer, 1st Battlaion Fiji Infantry Regiment Scientific administrator, sales agent. Literature: R.L. Kay, Long Range Desert Group in the Mediterranean (1950)

 

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Upham, Charles Hazlitt Son of John Hazlitt Upham, barrister, and Agatha Mary Upham, Christchurch, NZ. Married (20.06.1945) Mary Eileen McTamney, daughter of James and Mary McTamney, Dunedin, New Zealand; three daughters (incl. twins).	21.09.1908 Christchurch, New Zealand - 22.11.1994 Christchurch, New Zealand	Pte. 18.09.1939 T/L.Cpl. 1939 Sgt. 12.1939 2nd Lt. 02.11.1940 [8077] Lt. 11.1941 Capt. 05.1942 (reld 11.1945) VC 14.10.1941 Crete 05.41 VC 26.09.1945 Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt 07.42 39|45 St - - Afr St - - Def M - - WM 39|45 - - MID 14.11.1946 services in the field NZWSM - - Cor M - - Sil Jub - - NZ Com M - -	Education: Waihi Preparatory School, Winchester; Christ's College, Christchurch, NZ; Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, NZ (Diploma). Post­grad. course in valuation and farm management. 18.09.1939 - 15.07.1942 volunteered; 20th (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion, 2nd NZEF (Sgt 1st echelon advance party; commissioned 02.11.1940); served Greece, Crete, Western Desert (VC, Crete; Bar, Ruweisat) (five times wounded; captured) 15.07.1942 - 15.04.1945 POW (# 28487) in Italian & German captivity (Mersa Matruh, North Africa; Modena, Italy; Stalag VIIIB, Lamsdorf, Germany; Weinsberg, Oflag VA, Germany; Colditz Castle, Germany) Sheep farmer. Farm manager and musterer, 1930-36; government valuer, 1937-39; farmer, 1945-. Literature: Kenneth Sandford, Mark of the lion : the story of Captain Charles Upham, VC and Bar (1962).

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