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James Strathallen Kerr

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6338, 2nd NZEF, J FORCE, 2Lt JAMES S. KERR, 2 Div Postal, died 16.6.1993 aged 80 years. 72124, 2nd NZEF, Pte MARGARET M KERR, NZ Medical Corps, died 24.1.2005 aged 88 years.Both are buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Blk RSA32 Plot 47

James Strathallen KERR

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Strathallen AWMM
  • Surname
    Kerr AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 6338 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Care of Post-office, Gisborne AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM C.P.O., Gisborne AWMM
    • Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM P.O., Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. Winsome Jessie Kerr, General Post Office, Dunedin (wife) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. E. Kerr, 101 Fox St., Gisborne (m) AWMM
    • Jayforce Mrs. M.M. Kerr, P.O. Box 20, Patutahi (w) AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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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.97 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.97
      Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 1, p.97
    • WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.67 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.67
      Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.67
    • Jayforce 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.71 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.71
      Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.71
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
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  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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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.97 AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
      p.67 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.71 AWMM

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