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John Byrne Hercock

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Gravestone of Private John Byrne Hercock, The Avenue Cemetery, Levin. Image courtesy of Horowhenua District Council.

Gravestone of Private John Byrne Hercock, The Avenue Cemetery, Levin. Image courtesy of Horowhenua D …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Byrne AWMM
  • Surname
    Hercock AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Malaya 675285 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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  • 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Service held in Levin. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 June 2011 Cemetery Record
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    The Avenue Cemetery AWMM Plot 623, Burial Row, RSA Block AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: Dominion Post, 15 June 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Dominion Post AWMM
      Death notice: 15 June 2011 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1 (R17928162). AWMM
    • Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM
    • Malayan Veterans Assn. (2004-). Selamat : Newsletter of the Malayan Veterans' Association Inc. AWMM

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