KIMPTON, John William Francis
(Service number 9/2081)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Teamster | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | William Kimpton(father), Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 March 1916 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | At sea en route to Egypt | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Otago Provincial Memorial, Andersons Bay, Dunedin New Zealand | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William and Mary Ann Kimpton of Waimate
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
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Researched and Written by
Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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