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Percy Cecil Hurst

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 78), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 78), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Percy Cecil AWMM
  • Surname
    Hurst AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 50241 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 September 1896 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Nelson. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File
  • Birth notes
    Son of George Bendigo Hurst (1854-1893) - born Nelson - and Mrs Julia Jane (born Auckland) Hurst - o Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File
  • Address before enlistment
    Nelson Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Margery Hurst (wife), Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 50241 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Salesman/Civilian AWMM
  • 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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    • Brother of Private Maurice Gordon Hurst : NZEF # 75583 - Specialists Company, 40th Reinforcements, NZEF. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File of Private Maurice Gordon Hurst.
    • The National Library of New Zealand holds a photograph album - which contains identified photographs taken by Private Cecil Percy Hurst - during his war service. Refer to 'Sources' Section. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - National Library of New Zealand.
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 August 1960 Public Source
  • Date of death
    29 August 1960 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File and Find A Grave
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson City. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 28 October 2018 - Military File and Find A Grave
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/item/aims-archive/R18051613
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      78: 16 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 October 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher
19 July 2015robynNelsonResearcher

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