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Herbert Seddon Hobbs

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Herbert Hobbs as a Lance Sergeant

Herbert S. Hobbs

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert Seddon AWMM
  • Surname
    Hobbs AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 21174 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
    • WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Care of Hardie Thompson, Colombo St., Christchurch AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM C/o Hardie Thompson, Colombo St., Christchurch AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. L. Hobbs, 17 Eversleigh St., St. Albans, Christchurch (mother) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. L. Hobbs, 17 Eversleigh St., St. Albans, Christchurch (m) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 21174 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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Memorials

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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.88 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.57 AWMM

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15 December 2023AngusPalmerston North, New ZealandOther relative

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