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John Appleton

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Headstone, Otahuhu Public Cemetery of John Appleton 1838-1909 and son John Appleton 1876-1930 (photograph Paul Baker 2008) - No known copyright restrictions

Headstone, Otahuhu Public Cemetery of John Appleton 1838-1909 and son John Appleton 1876-1930 (photo …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Appleton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    173 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1838 AWMM Nonington, Kent AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    New Zealand Wars AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Militia AWMM
  • Service number
    173 AWMM
  • Military service
  • 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
  • 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Land settler and farmer in Opotiki, later resided in Mt Roskill

    Husband of Josephine Lizzie Shouls

    Father of John Appleton (1876-1930) who served in the Anglo Boer War AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 September 1909 AWMM
    Age 71 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Otahuhu Public Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Plot 1/87 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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