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Jim Andrew Kjaer

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jim Andrew AWMM
  • Surname
    Kjaer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jens Andreas Kjar AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/666 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Lutheran, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 March 1881 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Copenhagen, Denmark Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hokitika, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Marie Ivoisen, Nykjobing, Mors, Denmark AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/666 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
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 8" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      168 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of the late Peter Thomsen Kjar and Mariane Kjar, of 22, Toftegade, Nykobing, Mors, Denmark.

    Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.
    Reported missing, 3 May 1915.
    Now, 23 July 1915, reported missing (believed killed).
    Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Believed killed.'

    Parents: the late Peter Thomsen Kjar and Mariane Kjar, 22 Toftegade, Nykobing, Mors, Denmark AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    3 May 1915 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey 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
    Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM

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13 September 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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