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John Henry Wetherall

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Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) erected at the site of the original burials to remember those who died 14 November 1917 from Powles, C.G. (1922). p. 264 - No known copyright restrictions

Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) erected at the site of the original burials to remember those w …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Wetherall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35342 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 R.J. Wetherall (mother), 26 Bridal Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35342 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Maltster/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • According to the Official History, Trooper Wetherall was buried in Wadi Khansin, Palestine. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    14 November 1917 AWMM
    Palestine, Middle East AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel AWMM M 20 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Ayun Kara Memorial (destroyed), Palestine AWMM

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  • Forever grateful to all who fought for our country and to my four great uncles from the Wetherall family.
    Public - Jennifer - Other relative - 14 November 2018
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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      46: 3 AWMM
    • Powles, C.G. (Ed). (1928). History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-19. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs. AWMM
      Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) erected at the site of the original burials to remember those who died 14 November 1917 from Powles, C.G. (1922), p. 264 AWMM
    • Jenkin, M. (2015). For King and Country Heathcote Boys who paid the ultimate price with their lives 1914-1918. Self Published. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM

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25 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
14 November 2018JenniferTimaruOther relative

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