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William Ivan Kirke Jennings

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 368 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 368 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Ivan Kirke AWMM
  • Surname
    Jennings AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/912 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 July 1892 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 4 September 1914 AWMM Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Dr Jennings, Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Graduated from Royal Military College of Australia at Duntroon as Lieutenant, 5 August 1914 AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 4 September 1914 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM
    Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Promoted to Captain, April 1916

    Promoted to Major and Divisional Machine Gun (MG) Officer, 12 August 1916

    Appointed General Staff Officer grade 3 (GSOIII) of New Zealand Division, 1917

    Served as a Brigade-Major (BM), 1917-18

    GSO of NZ Central Military District, 1919-24

    Promoted to Lt Colonel and GSOI of New Zealand Division, 1936

    Retired in 1937

    Died less than a month shy of his 90th birthday in 1982 AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    23 June 1982 AWMM
    Age 89 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18053368
    Further Reference
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 368 AWMM
    • Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM
    • The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research data set were verified as serving in Le Quesnoy. AWMM

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