Trooper

John Andrew Jensen

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John William Jensen and of Louisa Matilda Jensen (nee Neilson), of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand: husband of Violet Jensen, of Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
17386
Name:
John Andrew Jensen
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
14 June 1917
Place of Birth: 
Mangaweka, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Violet Jensen (wife), 128 Crinan Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
128 Crinan Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 2 Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 October 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
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: 
II. G. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
John Andrew Jensen
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