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John Temple Clere

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Temple AWMM
  • Surname
    Clere AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 43039 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    30 July 1917 Public - Michael - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - Wellington College Old Boys Database
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1942 AWMM R.N.Z.A.F., Bell Block AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. L.E. Clere, Kotari Rd., Days Bay, Wellington (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 43039 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Temple Clere was wounded on the 20th March 1944 during the battle for Cassino. His spinal cord was severed and he returned to New Zealand as a paraplegic and died on 16 March 1950. His death was attributed to his war injuries. He received a soldiers burial and his name is recorded in the roll of the Royal NZ Engineers of those who lost their lives in the last war deposited in St Paul's Cathedral, London. Public - Michael - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - From a letter from his father in the Wellington College Archives. His name appears on the Wellington College WWII Memorial Plaque.
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    16 March 1950 Public - Michael - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - Letter from his father in Wellington College Archives
  • Age at death
    33 Public - Michael - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - Letter from his father in Wellington College Archives
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    War wounds Public - Michael - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - Letter from his father in Wellington College Archives
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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.78 AWMM

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14 August 2023MichaelWellingtonResearcher

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