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Kenneth Maxwell McCombe

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Portrait of Kenneth McCombe, 1945 at Venice, Italy - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait of Kenneth McCombe, 1945 at Venice, Italy - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth Maxwell AWMM
  • Surname
    McCombe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ken AWMM
  • Service number
    441188 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
    • Mrs C. McCombe (mother), Post Office, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs C. McCombe (mother), Post Office, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    441188 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Meryl

    Father of Stuart and Robyn AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 August 2011 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
    Otāhuhu, Auckland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland AWMM RETUR-AC-007 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 August 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hi Pop missing you heaps
    Public - Dylan James Bentley - Other relative - 20 August 2022
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  • I Love you I miss you - always in our thoughts x
    Public - Renee Whittaker - Other relative - 16 July 2016
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  • Forever in our thougths Dad, an amazing man truely missed
    Public - Stuart - Child - 1 May 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Auckland Council. South burial and cremation records search
    http://www.manukau.govt.nz/EN/CouncilServices/ManukauMemorialGardens/Pages/GenealogySearch.aspx
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 79 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 15: WW2 87 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 8 August 2011 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 August 2022Dylan James BentleyTe HiHi, Auckland, New ZealandOther relative
16 July 2016Renee WhittakerAucklandOther relative
01 May 2016StuartDannemora, AucklandChild

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