Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 43 Innes Rd., St. Albans, Christchurch AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
WW2 Mr. M. Hobbs, 43 Innes Rd., St. Albans, Christchurch (f) AWMM
Relationship status
Service
Medals and Awards
Military Cross (MC) AWMM 17 June 1943
AWMM The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Hobbs, Thornton Rippingille Murray. (Ref. WO 373/25/95). Military Cross.
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Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Biographical information
Capt T. R. M. Hobbs, MC; Christchurch; born Christchurch, 8 Jan 1908; company director; wounded 21 Mar 1943. (Source: Norton, F. D. 26 Battalion. p.242.) AWMM
Death
Death
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Memorial name
Memorial reference
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Processing
Sources
External links
Documents
- Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
p.242. AWMM - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
p.163 AWMM
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