English Māori John Henry Powell Calson Died 16 January 1941 PDF Key details Service number31507 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Henry Powell AWMM SurnameCalson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number31507 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 19 Boston Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs J B Calson (mother), 19 Boston Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 2 May 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number31507 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Empress of Britain AWMM Private AWMM 22 Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › John Calson was the son of John Phillip and Maude Calson, of Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death16 January 1941 AWMM Age 27 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameWellington Provincial Memorial, Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Henry Powell Calson by laying a poppy. William John Calnon James Calpin John Henry Powell Calson Adolphe Victor Caltaux Henri Joseph Caltaux Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Henry Powell Calson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2807867 Sources Used DocumentsCooke, 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 30 AWMM Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM 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
