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Hubert Clement Best

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Best, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 91658

Best, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 91658

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hubert Clement AWMM
  • Surname
    Best AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12972 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James Best (father), Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12972 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Hubert Best was one of four brothers who served in WW1 and all 4 survived.
    Public - online cenotaph - Researcher - 4 May 2015
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04 May 2015online cenotaphAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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