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John Thomas Cunningham

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Photograph of John Thomas Cunningham's and Vernon Allen Cunningham's commemoration on their parents' grave in Karori Cemetery

Remembered in Wellington

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Cunningham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    42455 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1909 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Thomas Francis Cunningham and of Frances Jane Cunningham (nee O'Connor), of Wellington City Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 27 Scarborough Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs F.J. Cunningham (mother), 27 Scarborough Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    42455 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW2 POW - Unknown Prisoner of War Camp POW Deaths (R25405152)
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
    • 12 September 1941 AWMMOther, WWII AWMM
      Died while P.O.W. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Thomas Francis Cunningham and of Frances Jane Cunningham (nee O'Connor) of Wellington AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
    • Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand Public - Michael - Researcher - 9 January 2023 - Site visit - January 2023

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2217711
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 85 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Deaths While Prisoner of War - Navy, Army, Air Force and Civilians [WW2 NZ POW Deaths], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 Box 1 (R25405152). AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
09 January 2023MichaelWellington NZResearcher

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