Kempthorne, John Selwyn
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records show
Name: John Selwyn Kempthorne
Rank: Private
Date of Death: 27/11/1941
Age: 25
Regiment/Service: New Zealand Infantry
Panel Reference: Column 103
Memorial: Alamein Memorial
Additional Information:
Son of Arthur Selwyn Kempthorne and Harriet Marie Kempthorne, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
Evening Post 9 December 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES
The following casualty was issued last night:-
KILLED IN ACTION.
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KEMPTHORNE, John Selwyn, Pte. Miss K. M. Kempthorne, Takapuna, Auckland (sister)
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Evening Post 10 December 1941
N.Z. ROLL OF HONOUR
DEATHS
KEMPTHORNE.- 13122 Pte. John Selwyn Kempthorne, aged 25 years, killed in action, Libya, November 27, 1941, onlt son of Mr. A. S. Kempthorne, Lower Hutt.
Name: John Selwyn Kempthorne
Rank: Private
Date of Death: 27/11/1941
Age: 25
Regiment/Service: New Zealand Infantry
Panel Reference: Column 103
Memorial: Alamein Memorial
Additional Information:
Son of Arthur Selwyn Kempthorne and Harriet Marie Kempthorne, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
Evening Post 9 December 1941
N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES
The following casualty was issued last night:-
KILLED IN ACTION.
...
KEMPTHORNE, John Selwyn, Pte. Miss K. M. Kempthorne, Takapuna, Auckland (sister)
...
Evening Post 10 December 1941
N.Z. ROLL OF HONOUR
DEATHS
KEMPTHORNE.- 13122 Pte. John Selwyn Kempthorne, aged 25 years, killed in action, Libya, November 27, 1941, onlt son of Mr. A. S. Kempthorne, Lower Hutt.
- 1916 - Birth -
- 27 NOV 1941 - Death -
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PARENT (M) Arthur Selwyn KEMPTHORNE | |||
Birth | 1883 | ||
Death | 15 JAN 1946 | ||
Marriage | to Harriet Maria Unknown | ||
Father | John Pratt KEMPTHORNE | ||
Mother | Mary Louisa Unknown | ||
PARENT (F) Harriet Maria Unknown | |||
Birth | 1875 | ||
Death | 19 DEC 1934 | ||
Marriage | to Arthur Selwyn KEMPTHORNE | ||
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Kathleen Millicent KEMPTHORNE | ||
Birth | 1915 | ||
Death | 23 SEP 1997 | ||
Marriage | 1939 | to Arthur Leslie Ward at St James Anglican Church, Lower Hutt | |
M | John Selwyn KEMPTHORNE | ||
Birth | 1916 | ||
Death | 27 NOV 1941 |
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