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Kenneth Walter Sissons

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Sissons AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ412750 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Pilot AWMM
  • 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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Lillian for 66 years; father of Margaret, Earl, Lorna

    Embarked as Airman Pilot - rank unknown AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    14 December 2009 AWMM
    Katikati, Western Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 December 2009 AWMM
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • I love you and miss you!!!!!
    Public - Isaac - Direct descendant - 16 May 2019
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  • MY HERO NOW AND FOR ALWAYS MISS YOU EVERYDAY. NEVER FORGET THE SCARF ICE YOU MADE TO GIVE US OUR FREEDOM
    Public - Lorna Gay - Child - 22 April 2017
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (2008). Vol. 3, p.597, ref.74 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 December 2009 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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16 May 2019IsaacHamilton New Zealand Direct descendant
22 April 2017Lorna Gay RD1 WAIHI 3681Child

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