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Joseph Andrew Jepson

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Gisborne Roll of Honour, World War II. Harrison to R. Ngatoro. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin 2009.

Gisborne Roll of Honour, World War II. Harrison to R. Ngatoro. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Andrew AWMM
  • Surname
    • Jepson AWMM
    • JEPSEN Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 April 2023 - Military Record
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    43055 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1911 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 April 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/joseph-andrew-jepsen
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 April 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/joseph-andrew-jepsen
  • Birth notes
    Son of Andrew Jepsen and of Therese Jepsen (nee Hiller), of Ormond, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 April 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/joseph-andrew-jepsen
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o State Forest Service, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J.A. Jepson (father), Ormond, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    43055 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Not found on CWGC (September 2010) AWMM
    • .Jepsen.—ln loving memory of our dear son and brother. Dvr. Joseph Andrew Jepsen, died of wounds on active' service in Tunisia, Middle East, March 27, 1943. •So dearly loved; so sadly missed. —lnserted by his loving father, mother, brother and sisters Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 February 2024 - ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORIAM. - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21364, 27 MARCH 1944, PAGE 1
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 279 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM

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14 February 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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