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George Hurdle

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Portrait (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Hurdle AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ7160 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 January 1922 AWMM Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 5 May 1943 AWMM 28 Church Street, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Builder/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Hurdle (father), 28 Church Street, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

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
    • WW2 5 May 1943 AWMM
      Age 20 AWMM
      Carrier/Civilian AWMM
    • WW2 1944 AWMM
      Age 21 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Initially enlisted in the army aged 20 years and was based in Featherston Camp. At age 21 years he enlisted in the Royal Navy, New Zealand Division. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1993 AWMM
    Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
    31/10/1993 Public - Allan - Researcher - 29 December 2018 - http://www.mdc.govt.nz/Online_Services/Find_It/Cemetery_Search
  • Age at death
    71 Public - Allan - Researcher - 5 January 2019 - Taken from plaque at cemetery
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA Row 202 Plot 27 Public - Allan - Researcher - 29 December 2018 - http://www.mdc.govt.nz/Online_Services/Find_It/Cemetery_Search
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. AWMM

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05 January 2019AllanFeildingResearcher
03 February 2015Online CenotaphAuckland, NZOther

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