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Reginald John Kilkolly

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Portrait, Weekly News (kindly provided by Taihape Museum) - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News (kindly provided by Taihape Museum) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Reginald John AWMM
  • Surname
    Kilkolly AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    41118 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1941 AWMM Taihape, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J. Kilkolly (father), Taihape, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 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
    41118 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of John and Mary Kilkolly, of Taihape AWMM
    • Methodist. 6 foot tall, fair hair, and complexion, blue eyes. His last employee was H L Butler Ltd, Taihape. Public - Bill - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Military personnel file.

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 June 1942 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXX. A. 11. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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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/2116929
    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 191 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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24 April 2015BillAucklandOther Relative

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