Kenneth Samuel Hetherington

Forenames

Kenneth Samuel AWMM

Surname

Hetherington AWMM

Service number

568026 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Bowen St., Thames AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. M.C. Hetherington, Thornton's Bay (w) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1944 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

568026 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.55 Sales manager/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.55

Embarkation details

WW2 Temporary Sergeant 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.55 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.55 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Kenneth Hetherington was the son of Samuel Armstrong Hetherington and Ethel Hetherington, of Thames, New Zealand; husband of Muriel C. Hetherington, of Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

30 Apr 1944 AWMM
Age  40 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. G. 4. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2410077
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.55
• Cody, J. F., & New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs War History Branch. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z. : War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.