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Jack Keith Duncan

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jack Keith AWMM
  • Surname
    Duncan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    584617 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 April 1918 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 54 Anglesea Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs K. Duncan (wife), 10 Great North Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    584617 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Military Medal (MM) AWMM
      10 February 1944 AWMM
      MM. New Zealand Gazette. January 27 1944. p. 61 New Zealand Engineers, 23 Field Company. " For bravery in the field during the landing of the 8th Brigade Group on Treasury Islands on the 27 October 1943. Beaches were subject to very heavy shelling and mortar fire for about 5 hours after the intial landings had been made. This resulted in many casualties to personnel and damage to ships that were unloading. Sapper Duncan, during the whole of this time and with utter diresgard for his own personal safety, continued to operate his bulldozer on and in the close vicinity of these beaches in constructing the tracks vitally necessary for the expeditious unloading of ammunition, stores, and equipment. His fine example was very steadying on unloading and carrying parties. AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Miner/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Sapper J. K. Duncan, MM; Auckland; born NZ 15 Apr 1918; miner. (Source: Gillespie, O.A. The Pacific. p.151.)

    'Activity on the beaches was frequently more intense than in the jungle. Sapper J. K. Duncan, of 23 Field Company, never left his bulldozer, but kept tracks open from the landing craft to the dump areas, despite exploding mortar bombs.' (Source: Gillespie, O.A. The Pacific. p. 151.) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1989 AWMM
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  • Date of death
    22 February 1989 Public - BRUCE - Researcher - 23 June 2023 - Jack Keith Duncan (1918-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Age at death
    70 Public - BRUCE - Researcher - 23 June 2023 - Jack Keith Duncan (1918-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Mangere Lawn Cemetery Public - BRUCE - Researcher - 23 June 2023 - Jack Keith Duncan (1918-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial
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Sources

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    • New Zealand Gazette AWMM
      January 27 1944. p. 61 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 117 AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p.151. AWMM

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