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We remember James Gordon Kinvig
We remember James Gordon Kinvig
Timeline
Timeline
1888
birth
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1888
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
11774
Wellington Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
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1917
death
Ypres
Belgium
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31st July 1917
burial
Comines-Warneton, Hainaut
Belgium
II. D. 5.
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | James Gordon |
| Initials | JG |
| Last Name | Kinvig |
| Source | 7976609 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 11774 | Wellington Infantry Regiment | 2nd Battalion |
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J G Kinvig: Roll of Honour.Newspaper clipping from the Star (New Zealand), Issue 12083, 11 August 1917, Page 10
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Second Lieutenant Kinvig of WellingtonOriental Rugby Club Wellington, via the NZ Cricket Museum.
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Mud Cemetery, Ploegsteert WoodJames was born in 1888. He was the son of Richard Kinvig and Annie Dann. 2nd Lieutenant James Kinvig (SN 11774) served during WW1 with the 2nd Battalion Wellington Infantry Regiment of the NZ Expeditionary Force. A warehouseman before enlistment, he gave his next of kin as R.C. Kinvig (father) of 47 Bidwell Street, Wellington. He embarked from Wellington with the 12th Reinforcements on May 1 1916 aboard HMNZT 51and arrived in Suez, Egypt on June 9 1916. He was killed in action in Ypres, Belgium July 31 1917, and is buried at Mud Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut in Belgium (grave ref II D5).Contributed by:
Stuart149997
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Cricket Museum: James Gordon Kinvig | Katherine27600 | |
| The Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers who were killed in the Great War. | Katherine27600 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| J G Kinvig: Roll of Honour. | Katherine27600 | |
| Second Lieutenant Kinvig of Wellington | Stuart149997 | |
| Mud Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood | Stuart149997 |
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