KYNE, James Joseph
(Service number 2/834; 2/834A)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 February 1890 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Alexandra Depot, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Patrick KYNE (father), Temuka, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Arawa or Limerick | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 May 1958 | Age | 68 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Joseph Kyne was the second son of Patrick and Norah (née Folen) Kyne, and a brother of Patrick Edward Kyne who also served in World War One. Another brother, Thomas Stephen Kyne, was called up in 1917, by which time he was a police constable stationed in Auckland. James married Josephine Bridget Cullen in 1925. Sometime after her death in 1943 he married Louisa Catherine.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 February 2017]; Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerson North, headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZG cemetery records) [25 February 2017]; Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerson North, burial record (Palmerston North City Council) [25 February 2017]
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