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John MacKay Rendle

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Portrait of Purser John Mackay Rendle, Auckland Weekly News, 17 June 1942. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19420617-22-2. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Purser John Mackay Rendle, Auckland Weekly News, 17 June 1942. Sir George Grey Special C …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John MacKay AWMM
  • Surname
    Rendle AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Service

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Rendle was the son of Cecil Arthur and Christina Jane Mackay Rendle, Khandallah, Wellington.

    John Rendle served on the S.S. Komata which was attacked by a German raider near Nauru Island in December 1940. Rendle surived the sinking of his ship although the chief officer, Thomas .Allan Mack, and second officer, John Lloyd Hughes, were killed.

    Rendle was serving on the M.V. Domerail when he died in 1941. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
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  • Date of death
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  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Bourail Memorial, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM

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