Fred “Fred” Kendall
Corporal · NZ #1019 · T2 Patrol · MID
| Rank | Corporal |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #1019 |
| Patrol | T2 Patrol |
| Regiment | 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment |
| Known as | “Fred” |
| Born | 1904-05-07 |
| Honours | MID |
| Campaign medals | War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Mechili–Derna road, 22 Nov 1941 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/99069 |
What this roll records
North Africa — 22 Nov 1941, Mechili–Derna road: prisoner of war. T2 Patrol under Capt Anthony Hunter surprised by Italian troops; spent the rest of the war behind wire. Source: TRACKS magazine (LRDG Association), Ian Chard, 'Not all were lucky — LRDG missing in North Africa', June 2023.
On original LRP Roll (5 Dec 1940): T — Gnr T Patrol; Navigator T2 LRDG; PW near Slonta Dec 41. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Captured in North Africa: T2 Patrol, 22 Nov 1941, Mechili–Derna road. date also annotated 23 Nov 1941. Source: "Names of LRDG NZ personnel captured in North African campaign" (per Brendan O’Carroll).
Prisoner-of-war camp: Stalag IV-D (code 4D), POW No. 229655. Source: Germany & German-Occupied Territories Imperial POW Alphabetical List, Section 4 (N.Z.), 2NZEF. Transcription via Zenodo (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.3632116, CC BY 4.0).
Capture-date DISCREPANCY (for review): Imperial POW roll records capture as 2 Jan 1942, differing from master 22 Nov 1941 (Mechili–Derna road). Source: 2NZEF Imperial POW rolls (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0).
Capture date confirmed by TRACKS (Ian Chard), resolving the earlier Imperial-roll discrepancy.
Captured 2 January 1942; POW at P.G. 65 Altamura (Italy) and Stalag IV-D, Torgau; POW serial 229655. Carpenter in civilian life. Embarked/served with 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
AWMM records the forename as “Fred” (held here as Frank). Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
The Kiwi Scorpions (Brendan O'Carroll): Cpl F. Kendall — carpenter, Kati Kati; born South Africa, 7 May 1904; taken prisoner 23 Nov 1941.
After Gebel Sherif stayed with the Free French to help them navigate towards Kufra (February 1941). In November 1941, with Captain Hunter’s party near Mechili, was captured. Source: ‘Long Range Desert Group in Libya, 1940–41’, Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (NZ official war history).
Carpenter, of Katikati; born South Africa, 7 May 1904. m.i.d. Prisoner of war, 23 Nov 1941. Source: Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (biographical notes).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- Honours & campaign medals from Online Cenotaph: MID, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
- Murzuk Raid roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy) — roll rank: Trooper
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1, p.96. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry; Mason, W.W. (1954). Prisoners of war. External links: Germany imperial POW list, section 4 (Zenodo): https://zenodo.org/records/3955186; Italy imperial POW list, section 4 (Zenodo): https://zenodo.org/records/4560909 Also cited: List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War 1941-1945, AWMM Library MS 2009/8.
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