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Joseph Andrew Jepsen

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Andrew AWMM
  • Surname
    Jepsen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    43055 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1911 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Andrew Jepsen and of Therese Jepsen (nee Hiller), of Ormond, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o Sate Forest, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J.A. Jepsen (father), Ormond, 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
    Tunisia AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    43055 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Andrew Jepsen and of Therese Jepsen (nee Hiller), of Orimond, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 March 1943 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. C. 26 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Driver Joseph Andrew Jepsen, who was recently reported to have died of wounds, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew .Jepsen. of Ormond. Born at Ormond, Driver Jepsen was educated at Ormond and Te Karaka High School and was aged 31 years. He had seen about two years' service with the Army Service Corps in the Middle East. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 July 2023 - N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21077, 24 APRIL 1943, PAGE 4
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories 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/2182964
    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 179 AWMM

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17 July 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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