KEMPTHORNE, Daniel Henry
(Service number 24/491)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Greendale, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Death
| Date | 20 July 1915 | Age | 18 |
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| Cause | Pneumonia and brochitis following measles. | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | St Saviours Angligan Churchyard, Kirk Road, Templeton, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Southburn School War Memorial; Not on the Greendale War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Daniel Kempthorne was the son of James and Margaret Henerson Kempthorne, of Gloucester St., Templeton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
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Researched and Written by
Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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