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Sydney Hobson

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Sydney Moana Hobson from Paparore, Waipapakauri Northland.

Sydney Moana Hobson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney AWMM
  • Surname
    Hobson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    65501 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Paparore Waipapakauri Northland. Public - Rosemary - Direct descendant - 20 December 2019 - Paparore, Waipapakauri Northland.
  • Birth notes
    Youngest child of Patrick and Sophie Hobson. Public - Rosemary - Direct descendant - 20 December 2019 - Youngest child of Patrick and Sophie Hobson.
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Waipapakauri, New Zealand AWMM
    • Paparore, Waipapakauri Northland. Public - Rosemary - Direct descendant - 20 December 2019 - Paparore, Waipapakauri Northland.
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Sophia Hobson (not stated), Waipapakauri, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mother Sophie Hobson nee Murray
      Father Patrick Hobson. Public - Rosemary - Direct descendant - 20 December 2019 - Mother Sophie Hobson nee Murray
      Father Patrick Hobson.
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • Single Public - Rosemary - Direct descendant - 20 December 2019 - Single.

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    65501 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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Death

About death

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  • 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

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • I'm Glad you came back to us from that horrible war. I also remember all the good times we had at Franich Street,
    R.I P My Uncle. xoxoxo
    Public - Tui - 20 April 2018
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  • You are in my heart forever..love you my precious uncle Syd...thank you for serving our country.
    Your niece,Rose Matthews nee Hobson of HOKITIKA.xx🇳🇿
    Public - Rosemary - Other relative - 17 July 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • 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
      WW2 4: WW2 163 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 December 2019RosemaryHokitika NZDirect descendant
20 April 2018TuiThames, NZOther

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