Clarence John Hennessy

Died 13 July 1942

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Service number
11251 AWMM
Also known as
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
Sapper AWMM
10th (N.Z.) Railway Construction Company, N.Z. Engineers AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Clarence John AWMM
Surname
Hennessy AWMM
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Service number
11251 AWMM
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Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign
Western Desert AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Service number
11251 AWMM
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Medals and Awards
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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WW2 Unknown AWMM New Zealand Railways employee/Civilian AWMM
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WW2 Vessel was Andes AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM

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Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

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Last rank
Sapper AWMM
10th (N.Z.) Railway Construction Company, N.Z. Engineers AWMM

Biographical information

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Clarence Hennessy was the son of Alfred William and Ada Hennessy (nee Weston) of Christchurch. AWMM

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13 July 1942 AWMM
Age 34 AWMM
Palestine, Middle East AWMM
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Killed on Active Service AWMM
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Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa, Israel AWMM A. F. 12 AWMM
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Sources

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External links
Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1155553
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
p.85 AWMM

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