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Owen David Kinsella

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Serviceman, Owen David Kinsella, in full military uniform. Owen died of his wounds on the first day during the Battle of Crete on 20 May 1941. Photograph (ref: SW1923-1965.00796) held by Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth, New Zealand : pukeariki.com - Please do not reproduce without permission from Puke Ariki. Contact images@pukeariki.com for more information.

Serviceman, Owen David Kinsella, in full military uniform. Owen died of his wounds on the first day …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Owen David AWMM
  • Surname
    Kinsella AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 35777 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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM 34 Clemow Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr W.J. Kinsella (father), 34 Clemow Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 AWMM
    World War 2/wars AWMM
    Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 35777 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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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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  • Owen Kinsella was the son of William Joseph Kinsella and of Emily Kinsella (nee Middlemiss), of Fitzroy, Taranaki, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM

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  • Thank you Uncle David for giving your life so young so that we may live. Remembered and spoken of fondly by your sister Ellen.
    Public - Sherril - Other relative - 26 August 2017
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  • Will be in Crete to remember you on the 20th of May
    Public - Penny - Other relative - 9 May 2016
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 258 AWMM
    • Sinclair, D. (1954). 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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26 August 2017SherrilWhitiangaOther relative
09 May 2016PennyWellington, New ZealandOther relative
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