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Herbert Edward Genet

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Portrait, Obituary The Star, 1 May 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Obituary The Star, 1 May 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Genet AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 5104 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 16 August 1915 AWMM Parsley Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J.P. Genet (father), 359 Madras Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1 April 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 5104 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
    WW1 16 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Printer/Civilian AWMM
    Sydney, New South Wales 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded 25 August 1916 AWMM
    • 12 Apr 1918 {Age 32} AWMMDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Herbert Genet was the son of James Percy Cornwall Genet and Alice Genet of 17 Salisbury Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 April 1918 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France AWMM X. A. 6. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Obituary: The Star, 1 May 1918 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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