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James Archibald Denniston

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Archibald AWMM
  • Surname
    Denniston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24/115 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 Care of G. L. Rutherford, McDonald Downs, Hawarden, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Reverend A.E. Axelsen (guardian), 41 Clyde Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24/115 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
    WW1 Unknown 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Denniston was the son of Robert and Jane Denniston, of 15 Mary St., Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 19 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM

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  • I remember Mum telling me about you and showing me a photo of you, I just wanted to let you know that you are not forgotten, you gave your life for our freedom; we will always remember you, and thank you with love and gratitude for your sacrifice. Forever 19 years old.
    Public - Sandra - Other relative - 31 March 2017
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02 August 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
31 March 2017SandraSTRATHALBYN SOUTH AUSTRALIAOther relative

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