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Ernest Leopold Claasen

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Hokianga Arch of Remembrance, Kohukohu (photo J.H.A. Skipper of Kohukohu c1928) - No known copyright restrictions

Hokianga Arch of Remembrance, Kohukohu (photo J.H.A. Skipper of Kohukohu c1928) - No known copyright …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Leopold AWMM
  • Surname
    Claasen AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 62 AWMM
    • WWI 19650 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Charles F Claasen, Rawene, Hokianga AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ernest Claasen was the son of Mr and Mrs Charles F. Claasen, Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand.

    Two sons, brothers lost their lives in WW1 Hubert Claasen (25/1694) and serving with the BEF, Ernest Leopold Claasen (19650) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 April 1917 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM B.129 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Kohukohu Town Hall, 25 Beach Road, Kohukohu, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission
    http://www.cwgc.org
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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