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Early NZ HistoryJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsRees, James Howard        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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James Howard Rees

 442379 World War II, 1939-1945 Single/WWII Single/WWII Mrs. M.A. Rees, Jellico Rd., Manurewa (m) Mrs. M.A. Rees, Jellicoe Rd., Manurewa (m) Motor wrecker/Civilian Motor wrecker/Civilian Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Infantry Reinforcements Infantry Brigade Private Private War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service Medal
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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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DigitalNZJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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NZ Electronic Text CentreJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Legacy.com NZ ObituariesJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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West Coast NZ HistoryJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryRees, James Howard        🔍 ASH
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Tinui HistoryJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Lower Hutt MyRecollectJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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REES, James Howard 🔍 13 Apr 1999 NZ Herald Deaths
REES, James Howard 🔍 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
Tasman HeritageJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Wellington City Council ArchivesJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1922/13623Rees James Howard Mary AgnesAlbert Ernest George-Order Product
1922/13623 Rees James Howard Mary Agnes Albert Ernest George
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1999/8044Rees James Howard 2 June 1922  🔍NZ77 yearsOrder Product
1999/8044 Rees James Howard 2 June 1922  🔍NZ 77 years
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

Embarkation nominal rolls of Army troops who served overseas in WWII. They are not exhaustive and generally do not include Navy and Air Force servicemembers.

Source: Auckland Museum / CC BY 4.0

Name Army No. Vol. Rank Unit Single? Enlisted at Occupation Last NZ Address Next of Kin
🌳 James Howard Rees 442379 11 Private Infantry Brigade Single Auckland Motor wrecker C/o Mrs. Kennedy, Spring St., Papatoetoe Mrs. M.A. Rees, Jellico Rd., Manurewa (m)
🌳 James Howard Rees† 442379 15 Private Infantry Reinforcements Single Auckland Motor wrecker Jellicoe Rd., Manurewa Mrs. M.A. Rees, Jellicoe Rd., Manurewa (m)
🌳 James Howard Rees 442379 11 Private Infantry Brigade Single Auckland Motor wrecker C/o Mrs. Kennedy, Spring St., Papatoetoe Mrs. M.A. Rees, Jellico Rd., Manurewa (m)
🌳 James Howard Rees† 442379 15 Private Infantry Reinforcements Single Auckland Motor wrecker Jellicoe Rd., Manurewa Mrs. M.A. Rees, Jellicoe Rd., Manurewa (m)
Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH

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Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Hocken Digital CollectionsJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJames Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)James Howard Rees        🔍 ASH
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