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Cenotaph record

Māori

John Wilson Kennedy

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Headstone O'Neill's Point Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - No known copyright restrictions

Headstone O'Neill's Point Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Wilson AWMM
  • Surname
    Kennedy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 17013 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Elizabeth Kennedy (mother), 3 Turnbull Road, Devonport, Auckland, 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 17013 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Book Keeper/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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  • Medical notes
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died after discharge from the NZEF from pneumonia AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of R. and Elizabeth Kennedy, of Hemi St., Devonport, Auckland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    2 August 1920 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    O'Neill's Point Cemetery, 122 Bayswater Avenue, Bayswater, North Shore, Auckland AWMM Block 4. Plot 142 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Devonport War Memorial, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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