Lance Corporal

John James Agnew

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Agnew and of Ellen Agnew (nee Blisset); husband of Margaret Mary Agnew, of Westport, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

During the defence of Crete, 21 Battalion was stationed near the Maleme airfield. After the German parachute drop, the battalion commander decided to stay on the Vineyard ridge. A mixed platoon of 21... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
22651
Name:
John James Agnew
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Agnew (wife), 1 North Road, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
20 King Street, Rotorua, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Timber worker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
20 May 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12. E. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
John James Agnew
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