John Lewis Dore Unknown date of birth - Died 9 March 1969 PDF Key details Service number29287 AWMM Also known asJack AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLieutenant AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Commemorative plaque, Cornwall Rugby Club, John (Jack) Dore. … Read more View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Lewis AWMM SurnameDore AWMM Ingoa Also known asJack AWMM Service number29287 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 15 Rangiatea Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs L.J. Dore (mother), 15 Rangiatea Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number29287 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Warehouseman AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Sergeant AWMM Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLieutenant AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Jack Dore served with the 24 Battalion during the war and in the post war period was a captain of the senior team of the Cornwall Rugby Club. He is credited with having promoted the club's interests and steering it back to the forefront of rugby in Auckland.A commemorative plaque was erected by the Cornwall Rugby Club and the 24 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association. It is now in the Rugby Club rooms, Puriri Drive, Epsom, Auckland. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death9 March 1969 AWMM Age 50 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryOtahuhu Public Cemetery, Atkinson Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Area N Lot No 33 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMemorial Plaque, Cornwall Rugby Club, Puriri Drive, Epsom, Auckland AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Lewis Dore by laying a poppy. John Gavin Dore John Joseph Patrick Dore John Lewis Dore Nelson Gilchrist Dore Patrick Dore Lay a poppy for 2019 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Lewis Dore Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCemetery Records. Auckland, Hillsborough, Onetangi, Waiheke, Otahuhu Public, Waikaraka and others. http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/cemeteries/cemetery.html Sources Used Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5: WW2 61 AWMM Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM
