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Alan George Malaquin

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Emile and Doris Grace Malaquin, of Christchurch, Canterbury; husband of Gloria Mary Malaquin, of Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Coastal Gunner Believed Drowned

While walking round a ledge on the cliff on the seaward side of Taiaroa Head yesterday morning, Gunner Alan George Malaquin, aged 21, a member of a coastal defence unit, slipped and fell into the sea. A fair sea was running, and although Gunner Malaquin clung to seaweed for some time, a companion was unable to reach him. Assistance was summoned, but before a rescue party could arrive at the spot the gunner had disappeared. Up to a late hour last night there had been no sign of the body. His parents reside in Christchurch.

NORTHERN ADVOCATE, 26 JULY 1941, PAGE 8

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Casualty

Service Number: 
3/10/337
Name:
Alan George Malaquin
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally Drowned
Date of Death:
25 July 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
16. 4D.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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