MISSEN, John Henry
(Service number 8/3359)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 18 July 1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Raukura, Taihape | ||
| Occupation | Constructor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. H. MISSEN (father), Raukura, Taihape | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 October 1974 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Thames | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hamilton Park Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Henry Missen was born on 18 July 1897 at Timaru, the son of John Henry (Jack) and Amy Keedwell (née Cobden) Missen. He served in “Dunsterforce”, an Allied military force which carried out special operations in the Southern Caucasus and Northern Iran during the First World War. [Cenotaph Databse]. John Henry Missen died on 9 October 1974, aged 77 years, and was buried at Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton. He also enlisted for World War II. His older brother, Bateman Thomas Missen, also put his age up to serve with the Australian Forces, and a younger brother, David Curry Missen, put his age up to serve with the New Zealand Forces. David Curry Missen, an uncle of Bateman, John and David, was killed in action in 1917 at Messines.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 April 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 April 2020]; Hamilton Park Cemetery burial record (Hamilton City Council) [18 April 2020]
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