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Full Name
John Percy O'Dea
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
John Percy
Surname
O'Dea
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
33885
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Surfaceman
Next of Kin
Mrs H.A. O'Dea (mother), Mangaweka, Taihape, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Mangaweka, Taihape, New Zealand
Military District
Taihape
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
25 Wellington Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 3
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 357
Last Unit Served
19 Infantry Battalion
Place of Death
Crete
Date of Death
27 May 1941
Age at Death
33
Year of Death
1941
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece
Memorial Reference
Face 14.
Biographical Notes
John O'Dea was the son of John O'Dea and of Helena Amelia O'Dea, of Marton, Wellington, New Zealand.
Description of Image
Portrait from The Weekly News; 6 August 1941
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