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Richard Thwaites

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Portrait of Lance Corporal Richard Thwaites (6/371). Image kindly provided by Marlborough memorial project (2009). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Lance Corporal Richard Thwaites (6/371). Image kindly provided by Marlborough memorial …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Thwaites AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Richard Thwaites AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/371 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
    Unknown AWMM Post-office, Blenheim, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mary Thwaites (mother), 75 Roxburgh Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/371 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 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Richard Thwaites was the son of Thomas and Mary Thwaites. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 June 1915 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM M. 36. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Marlborough War Memorial, 20 Seymour Street, Blenheim, 7201 AWMM
    • Borough of Blenheim Roll of Honour, Marlborough Museum. 26 Arthur Baker Pl, Redwoodtown, Blenheim 7201 AWMM
    • Borough of Blenheim Roll of Honour, Marlborough Museum. 26 Arthur Baker Pl, Redwoodtown, Blenheim 7201 AWMM
    • Marlborough Great War Memorial, WW1 AWMM

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04 December 2015AllanRotoruaResearcher

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