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John Henry Bettjemann

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Bettjemann AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    7743 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Fairdown, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Henry Bettjemann (father), Fairdown, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    7743 AWMM
  • Military service
    Westport Artillery, 12 months AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Unknown AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 10 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      11 stone 10 pounds AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Jurgen Henry Bettjemann. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 July 1966 AWMM
    Westport, Buller District AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Orowaiti Cemetery AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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