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John Summers Clark

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 9 July 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 9 July 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Summers AWMM
  • Surname
    Clark AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 1982 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    27 August 1917 Public - john Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Glasgow, Scotland Public - john Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM 35 Thompson Road, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Banker Public - john Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr John Clark (father), 35 Thompson Road, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Married Alison Kathleen Douglas in 1945. They had three children. Public - john Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Greece, Crete Public - John Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 1982 AWMM
  • Military service
    Captured on Crete, 1941 - spent rest of war in Germany as a POW. Public - John Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Made a Captain while in POW camp. Public - John Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    22 Public - John Douglas - Child - 18 February 2016 - Family papers

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 3446 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • 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
      WW2 1: WW2 37 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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18 February 2016John DouglasAuckland, NZChild

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