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Henry Reuben Holmes

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Reuben AWMM
  • Surname
    Holmes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 33802 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    12 April 1915 Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - B D M Records
  • Place of birth
    Hastings, Hawke Bay, New Zealand. Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - B D M Records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 704 Queen St., East Hastings AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. F. Holmes, 704 Queen Street East, Hastings (mother) AWMM
    • Son of Frank Holmes and Arabella Holmes [Nee Scott] Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - B D M Records
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 33802 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.220 Motor Mechanic/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.220
    Hastings, Hawkes Bay 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.220
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    28 June 1990 Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    75 years Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Hastings, Hawke Bay, New Zealand Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Hastings Cemetery, Hastings, Hawke Bay, New Zealand. Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Block S, Plot 419 Public - Ross - Other relative - 14 June 2018 - Cemetery Records
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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.220 AWMM

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14 June 2018RossBulls NZOther relative

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