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Cenotaph record

Kenneth Kirkcaldie

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth AWMM
  • Surname
    Kirkcaldie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 72526 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 December 1911 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 72526 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Kenneth Kirkcaldie was the son of Herbert and Kathleen Kirkcaldie, of Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Esma Mae Kirkcaldie, of Lagos, Nigeria. LL.M. (New Zealand). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    8 June 1940 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Houville-en-Vexin Churchyard, Eure, France AWMM Coll. grave. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    Vol.3, p.287 AWMM

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