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John Burns Smith

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J.B.Smith All Black

J.B.Smith All Black

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Burns AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 619749 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 December 1922 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    • December 26th, 1922 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 15 March 2021 - research
    • September 26th, 1922 Public - Samantha - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - family history
  • Place of birth
    Kaikohe, New Zealand Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 15 March 2021 - research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 P.O Box Kaikohe AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. L.J Smith, P.O Box Kaikohe (Father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Private John Burns Smith represented the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in rugby and went on to tour in the Kiwis rugby team after the war. AWMM
    • John was an All Black in 1946/47/49 playing 9 matches including 4 tests. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 15 March 2021 - research

Death

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  • Death
    1 December 1974 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42.
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Auckland, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 15 March 2021 - research
  • Cause of death
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Sources

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    • 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.57 AWMM
    • Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006. AWMM
    • 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42. AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 April 2022SamanthaDargaville, New ZealandDirect descendant
24 March 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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