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Thornton Rippingille Murray Hobbs

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thornton Rippingille Murray AWMM
  • Surname
    Hobbs AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 13670 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 January 1908 AWMM Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • 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
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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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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  • 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

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Sources

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    • 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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