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John Sydney Jensen

Pte # 67424 John JENSEN of Hicks Bay7th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori BattalionWounded once , Invalided Home

John JENSEN

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Sydney AWMM
  • Surname
    Jensen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    67424 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    28 February 1922 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 November 2022 - https://www.geni.com/people/John-Jensen
  • Place of birth
    Hicks Bay, East Coast, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 November 2022 - https://www.geni.com/people/John-Jensen
  • Birth notes
    Son of Martinus JENSEN and Te Taingunguru Moana (NGURU) Jensen Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 November 2022 - https://www.geni.com/people/John-Jensen
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hicks Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Jensen (mother), Hicks Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

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  • War
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    67424 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • John Sydney Rahiri JENSEN died 1985 aged 63yrs in Auckland and is buried in the Putaruru Cemetery
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 November 2022
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 109 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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13 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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