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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James Edward Lott |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
James Edward |
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| Surname: |
Lott |
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| Also Known As: |
Jim |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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| Serial No.: |
2112168 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
17 April 1947 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Religion: |
Protestant |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Teacher Training College Student |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mother |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
38 Sainsbury Road, Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description: |
Height: 5 feet 10 inches |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
19 |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
United States Marine Corps |
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| Embarkation Date: |
15 November 1967 |
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| Military Awards: |
- Navy Commendation Medal (United States)
- Purple Heart (United States)
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| Award Circumstances: |
Medals received posthumously for service in Chu-Lai |
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| Last Unit Served: |
United States Marine Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Quang Ngai, South Vietnam |
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| Date of Death: |
8 May 1968 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1968 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Ground casualty, other explosive device |
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| Cemetery Name: |
St Lukes Anglican Church, Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Ashes |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Vietnams Veteran Memorial Wall, United States
- Memorial tree, St Luke's Anglican Church, near the corner of St Luke's and New North Roads, Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand
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| Memorial Reference: |
Panel 57E, Line 6. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of Albert Edward Lott who was a US citizen; his mother was Joan Kinda Hannken who is a NZ citizen
- Attended Mt Albert primary, Kowhai Intermediate and Mt Albert Grammar schools.
- His length of Service in US Marines was 2 years. Jim's brother Roy also served in the US Marines.
- Ashes buried at St Lukes Church, Mt Albert, Auckland
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait (kindly provided by family)
- Memorial plaque under memorial tree, St Luke's Anglican Church (photo John Halpin December 2012)
- Memorial tree, St Luke's Anglican Church view 1 (photo John Halpin December 2012)
- Memorial tree, St Luke's Anglican Church view 2 (photo John Halpin December 2012)
- View, St Luke's Anglican Church (photo John Halpin December 2012)
- Article in Vietnam Scrapbook
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| Additional Information: |
Cenotaph database record compiled from information from the memorial plaque |
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| Further References: |
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). p. 142 |
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| Sources Used: |
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co. |
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