KARTON, James Angus
(Service number 70943)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 25/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Melbourne, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 17 Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Salesman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Magdalene KARTON (mother), 17 Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th Reinforcements, Specialists Company | ||
| Date | 16 May 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ionic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1947 | Age | 54 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Waimkumete, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Angus Karton was the son of Francis (Frank) Thomas and Magadalene (Maggie, née Angus)) Karton, and a brother of Cyril Norman Karton, George Francis Karton and Thomas Karton who all served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 November 2016[
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