John Vernon Mansill

Born 21 June 1921

Service number
400017 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
WW2 Captain/Military AWMM
Infantry Training Depot AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Title
Forenames
John Vernon AWMM
Surname
Mansill AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
400017 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

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Birth
21 June 1921 AWMM AWMM
Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Date of birth
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Address before enlistment
Pre 23 April 1905 AWMM C/o Ponsonby Police Station, Jervois Road, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
- Salesman/Civilian AWMM
- Manager - Women's outerwear/Civilian AWMM
- Coffee lounge owner/Civilian AWMM
- Market gardener/Civilian AWMM
- Textile agency owner/Civilian AWMM
Next of kin on embarkation
Relationship status
Pre 1 December 1942 AWMM Single AWMM

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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign
- North Africa AWMM
- Italy AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
400017 AWMM
Military service
- Territorials - 2 years AWMM
- 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM
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Medals and Awards
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
- Italy Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Military training
Auckland; Waiouru; Hopuhopu; Rotorua; Papakura AWMM
Branch Trade Proficiency
Enlistment
WW2 1940 AWMM
Age 19 AWMM
Salesman/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkation details
WW2 Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Private AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

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Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 8 inches AWMM
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
  Shrapnel Wound: chest, NZGH, Bari, Italy AWMM
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
  NZGH, Helwan, Egypt AWMM

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Last rank
WW2 1946 AWMM
Permanently unfit for further military service AWMM
Captain/Military AWMM
Infantry Training Depot AWMM

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Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2002 AWMM

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References
- 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.265 AWMM
- Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
- Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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