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John James Kettle

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John James AWMM
  • Surname
    Kettle AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 38716 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 April 1888 AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 G.W. Kettle (father), Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38716 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 3 October 1916 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Remembered on the Drury-Runciman Memorial

      Next of Kin: Mrs M. Kettle, Whangarei (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
    • John James (Jack) Kettle, my Great Uncle, was a loved and respected member of his family. He was killed in action on 4 October 1917 (Third Battle of Ypres), 100 years ago today. He was 29 years old.

      Jack was a good athlete and his youth was spent on the family farm at Otaika before he moved to Drury. He loved his dogs. The family enjoyed many picnics together and Jack was adored by his sisters, Lizzie, Maggie (my grandmother) and Alice. Jack and Alice were particularly fond of each other.

      Jack's father, George William Kettle, also died in 1917 and Alice (Hannah Alice Kettle) was distraught at the loss of both family members. Consequently, she was cared for by a nurse. In May 1918, Alice's body was found in a creek below a waterfall. She had head injuries, but the coroner was unable to say whether her death was accidental or suicide. Alice was 21 when she died. (see paperspast)

      With much respect for the Great Uncle Jack I never met. Your photo has been ever-present in my life and I will remember you, particularly on Anzac Day, and pass on your story to your sister Maggie's descendants. You were a fine, upstanding and loving family member. Your Great Niece, Anne 4.10.2017 Public - Anne - Other relative - 4 October 2017 - Various
    • Thank you Anne for this information about your Great Uncle. John James Kettle is also my Great Uncle and I have looked at his photo for many years and wondered about him and the sort of person he was. I knew and loved his namesake John James Kettle, my uncle who was the gentlest soul you could meet. Public - Glenis - Other relative - 12 November 2018 - Family sources
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Death

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  • Death
    4 October 1917 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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    • Drury-Runciman Memorial, near Drury Hall, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 September 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
12 November 2018GlenisWaihiOther relative
04 October 2017AnneAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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