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Thomas William Hobbs

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Hobbs, Thomas William (NZ439382) Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas William AWMM
  • Surname
    Hobbs AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ439382 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
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Cenotaph database record compiled from information on the headstone. AWMM
    • Thomas William Hobbs married Elizabeth Fairweather Chalmers Nicol in Kilmaurs, Scotland.
      Four children: David; Donald; Thomas; Alison Public - Alison Mary - Child - 25 February 2018 - Family oral history

Death

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  • Death
    17 August 1988 AWMM
    Age 63 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • External links
    Auckland Council. South burial and cremation records search
    http://www.manukau.govt.nz/EN/CouncilServices/ManukauMemorialGardens/Pages/GenealogySearch.aspx
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 3 p. 312 ref. 185 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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25 February 2018Alison MaryNew ZealandChild

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