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John Henderson Kempthorne

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John H Kempthorne

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Henderson AWMM
  • Surname
    Kempthorne AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 7125 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    11-03-1912 Public - Kate Helen - Direct descendant - 6 August 2023 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of John Arnold Kempthorne and Enid Kempthorne (née Houchin). Public - Kate Helen - Direct descendant - 6 August 2023 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM John McGlashan College, Dunedin AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Principal Public - Kate Helen - Direct descendant - 6 August 2023 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. E.A. Kempthorne, Dinton, Salisbury, Wilts, England (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Married Joyce Clark 21/06/1944 Public - Kate Helen - Direct descendant - 6 August 2023 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 7125 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.96 School teacher/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.96
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.96
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Memorial name
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Memorial

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.96 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
06 August 2023Kate HelenHamilton, NZDirect descendant

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