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Hilmar August Dillner

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hilmar August AWMM
  • Surname
    Dillner AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Service

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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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
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Attended Lyttelton District High School.

    At one time served on Tutanekai, qualified for Master's certificate with the New Zealand Shipping Company, at the time of the outbreak of war was serving in the North Sea.

    Commanded a division of anti-submarine vessels in the North Sea.

    Returned to New Zealand in 1918. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 April 1941 AWMM
    Age 63 AWMM
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    Cremated at Waikumete Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
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