Search results Next record Previous record English Māori John Mesach Jones Born 18 October 1920 - Died 3 February 2017 PDF Key details Service number180724 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy John M Jones Image may be subject to copyright restrictions. lindsey.jones@hotmail.com View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Mesach AWMM SurnameJones AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number180724 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth18 October 1920 AWMM Wallsend-on-Tyne, England AWMM Wallsend on Tyne, Northumberland, England AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 July 1942 AWMM Waiuta, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationAdvertising Manager/Civilian AWMM New Zealand Sales manager and media manager, advertising AWMM Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 1 July 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number180724 AWMM Military serviceHMSF Fiji AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Pacific Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Jul 1942 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Radio operator/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Jul 1941 AWMMShip (HMSF Viti) AWMM Vessel was Matua AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 POW - Zentsuji Camp, Zentsuji, Shikoku Islands, Japan AWMM Kiribati, Micronesia AWMM 11 December 1941 AWMM Captured by the Japanese Navy while a Coastwatcher AWMM WW2 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation RepatriationWW2 10 September 1945 AWMM POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 10 inches AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM blue AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 11 stone AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2012 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death3 February 2017 AWMM 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 Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Mesach Jones by laying a poppy. John Maxwell Jones John McNamara Jones John Mesach Jones John Morgan Jones John Morris Chamney Jones Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Mesach Jones Leave a note Contribute › Processing Dad passed away peacefully at 20:55 hrs. February 3rd 2017 at the age of 96 years. Very sadly missed. Public - Lindsey Kenneth - Child - 24 August 2017 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External links Documents Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 15 March 2018Margaret Elaine New ZealandOther relative 24 August 2017Lindsey Kenneth AucklandChild 10 August 2016Lindsey KennethAuckland, New Zealand and Calgary, CanadaChild The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
