Kenneth Murray Fountain

Forenames

Kenneth Murray AWMM

Surname

Fountain AWMM

Also known as

Murray Fountain AWMM

Service number

577844 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 17 Gladwin Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs I.H. Fountain (wife), 17 Gladwin Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
• Mono Island AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

577844 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Secretary/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Husband of Isobel Haddow (nee Pettit) Fountain.

He was a member of the Wiremu Street Bible Chapel, 4 Wiremu Street, Balmoral, Auckland (Open Brethren).

Murray Fountain was well known for his singing of sacred music and he broadcast with the New Zealand Broadcasting Service and H.C.J.B., Quito, Ecuador. He also recorded '"How Great Thou Art", Sacred Solos by Murray Fountain' with Kiwi Record company.

Known as Murray AWMM

Death

13 Sept 1985 AWMM
Age  73 AWMM

Cemetery

Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block H. Row 17. Plot 036 AWMM

Related Serviceperson

References

• Swallow, F. (1996). From seed to harvest: Wiremu Street Chapel 1921 - 1996. Auckland, N.Z.: Wiremu Street Chapel (Christian Brethren), Balmoral.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 12: WW2 64
• Fountain, K.M. (n.d.). How Great Thou Art: Sacred solos. Wellington, N.Z.: A.H. & A.W. Reed.
  M3J-4.
• Swallow, F. (1996). From seed to harvest: Wiremu Street Chapel 1921 - 1996. Auckland, N.Z.: Wiremu Street Chapel (Christian Brethren), Balmoral.
  p. 71, lists Chapel members in the WW2 armed forces
• Information kindly provided by family
• McKinney, J. (1952). Medical units of 2NZEF in Middle East and Italy. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Stout, T. D. M. (1958). Medical services in New Zealand and the Pacific, in Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force and with prisoners of war. War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.