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Carl James Ward Fanning

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel F_001. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel F_001. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Carl James Ward AWMM
  • Surname
    Fanning AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5898 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1908 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Thomas Michael and Emily Catherine Fanning, of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 5 Norman Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr T.M. Fanning (father), 5, Norman Road, Gisborne, 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
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5898 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Carl Fanning was the son of Thomas Michael and Emily Catherine Fanning, of Gisborne, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    24 October 1942 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. E. 10. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Fanning.— ln loving memory of our dear son and brother. Cpl. Carl J. W. (Joe), killed in action at Western Desert October 23, 1942. The midnight stars are shining On a grave so far away; Where they laid our dear son and brother. Just two years to-day. Forever in memory. —His loving mother, sisters and brother.
    Fanning. —ln loving memory of our Joe, killed in action October 23, 1942. Just a cluster of beautiful memories, The sweetest our hearts can frame; We weave them into a garland, And entwine them around his name. —Mr. and Mrs. A. McLachlan (Ma and Pop). Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORIAM
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21542, 23 OCTOBER 1944, PAGE 1
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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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/2093811
    Sources Used
  • References
    • 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 60 AWMM
    • Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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20 February 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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