Trooper

John Edward Gundesen

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry and Margaret Eileen Gundesen, of Inaha, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • BDM Online
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“GUNDESEN—On April 19, 1942, at the Wanganui Public Hospital. John Edward, dearly beloved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gundesen, of Inaha, Taranaki; aged 19 years. Interment at Manaia to-morrow (Tuesday).—Dempsey and Sons Funeral Directors, 144 Victoria Avenue.” [Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 91, 20 April 1942, Page 1]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/13/1130
Name:
John Edward Gundesen
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
29 September 1922
Place of Birth:
Inaha, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Exchange Clerk
Employer:
Post and Telegraph Department, Inaha
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 April 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
10. 6A.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Edward Gundesen
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