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We remember Kenneth Duncan Ambrose
We remember Kenneth Duncan Ambrose
Timeline
Timeline
1890
1916
dates
Age 25
Source:8707059
1916
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
23/1302
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
Source:7969030
1916
death
Somme
France
Source:7969030
15th September 1916
burial
High Wood, Longueval, Somme
Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood. Plot 1 Row C Grave 8
France
C. 18.
Source:7969030
Source:8707059
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Kenneth Duncan |
| Initials | KD |
| Last Name | Ambrose |
| Source | 7969030 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 23/1302 | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
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Kenneth Duncan Ambrose in Military uniformPhotograph taken in Christchurh, New Zealand prior to embarkationContributed by:
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Original burialThis is the booklet sent to Kenneth's parent John & BarbaraContributed by:
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The British Advance in the WestA photograph sent to John Andrew & Barbara Ambrose sent to them when they wrote to Central Press Agency after seeing the picture in the newspaper. They queried if it was Kenneth Duncan Ambrose in the photograph. (Closest to camera front of squad). The agency felt they were correct. (A mother knows her son!)Contributed by:
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Kenneth Duncan Ambrose - SolicitorBefore the war Kenneth practiced as a Solicitor in a legal firm in WestportContributed by:
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Letter from Major Luxford, P2Page 2 of a letter sent by Major Luxford to Mr & Mrs Ambrose describing the day of Kenneth's deathContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Service Record for birth reference | Pip97842 | |
| Kenneth Duncan Ambrose in Military uniform | Pip97842 | |
| Original burial | Pip97842 | |
| The British Advance in the West | Pip97842 | |
| Kenneth Duncan Ambrose - Solicitor | Pip97842 | |
| Letter from Major Luxford, P2 | Pip97842 | |
| Kenneth D Ambrose | Pip97842 |
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