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Leonard Percy Fenton

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Marriage of Len and Pru Fenton

Cirencester December 1941

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Percy AWMM
  • Surname
    Fenton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 23686 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 15 February 1915 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    15/02/19156 Public - Alicia - Other relative - 12 September 2019 - Births, Deaths, Marriages Online
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM C/o Tunnicliffe and Co., Pongakawa via Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs A. Fenton (mother), Manawahe, Matata, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1 May 1940 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Married/Post WWII AWMM
      Prudence Ashfield Fenton nee Price - Cirencester, England 27th Decemeber 1941. AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 23686 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 Pru; father of Bill, Suzanne AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 March 2013 AWMM
    Age 98 AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 4 March 2013 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Cody, J. (1961). New Zealand Engineers. Middle East. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Engr.html
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Cooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 61 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 4 March 2013 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 September 2020PatriciaWhangareiOther relative
12 September 2019AliciaAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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