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Cenotaph record

William Ashburne Lightbourne

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Ashburne AWMM
  • Surname
    Lightbourne AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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  • Religion
    Episcopalian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 July 1836 AWMM Lancaster, England AWMM
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  • Post war occupation
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  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    American Civil War 21 July 1861 AWMM Doctor/Civilian AWMM
    Tennessee, USA AWMM
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  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Apparently was with Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse when he surrendered to Grant. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 March 1894 AWMM
    Hawera, Taranaki AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Information kindly provided by public contributor AWMM

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