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John Caroli Laing

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Caroli AWMM
  • Surname
    Laing AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    600485 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
    Unknown AWMM 24 Good Street, Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.H. Laing (wife), 63 St Andrews Square, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    600485 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • John Laing was the son of John and Kathleen Laing, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; husband of Elizabeth Helen Laing, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Father of John Dean Caroli Laing ("Jock") 12/09/1936-17/06/2020 And Philippa Anna Chambers, née
      Laing, ("Pippa"), b. 13/06/1939- Public - Fiona Margaret Chambers - Direct descendant - 28 June 2023 - Family papers
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IX. D. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne 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/2375479
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 109 AWMM
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 June 2023Fiona Margaret ChambersHavelock North, New ZealandDirect descendant
05 January 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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