FENTON, John Barry

1933 - 2019  (85 years)

• Name	FENTON, John Barry  [1]
  Birth	22 Sep 1933	Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 2019	Stanmore Bay, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I29996	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	FENTON, James Bernard,   b. 21 Dec 1904, Blackpool, Lancashire, England d. 26 Dec 1947, Palmerston North, Manawatu Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BAGLEY, Monica Margaret,   b. 5 Aug 1916, Taihape, Rangitikei, New Zealand d. 4 Jun 1976, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1931	Frankton, Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, New Zealand   [2]
  Family ID	F10732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DOIDGE, Anita Melissa,   b. 6 Feb 1934, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 11 Jul 2020, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1956	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  Family ID	F10733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 14 Apr 1956 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Death - 17 Apr 2019 - Stanmore Bay, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  30741347_10204733041761151_4332488327866351616_n Greg and John Barry Fenton, 2018(1)

  
  

• Notes

  John Barry Fenton was just 15 when he joined the New Zealand Navy in 1949. When the Korean War broke out the next year, Fenton was part of the crew aboard the frigate HMNZS Pukaki, as it headed north for patrol duties. He describes the monotony of shipboard life in a war mostly fought on land. Returning to New Zealand, Fenton undertook further training before returning to Korea for a second tour of duty, this time aboard HMNZS Hawea. The ship mainly patrolled the area around the mouth of the Han River, to stop enemy ships entering or leaving. Fenton died on 17 April 2019.

  
  

• Sources

  [S108] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-2018, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Publication Date: 21/ Apr/ 2019; Publication Place: Auckland, New Zealand; URL: http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=john-barry-fenton&pid=192592316. [S15] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).