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Herbert Henry Brier

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Brier AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 44679 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 October 1871 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    13 October 1871 Public - Maxine - Direct descendant - 17 February 2017 - Family knowledge and Ancestry records
  • Place of birth
    Bacup, Lancashire, England Public - Maxine - Direct descendant - 17 February 2017 - Family knowledge and Ancestry records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Brier (wife), 56 Seafield View Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married Public - Maxine - Direct descendant - 17 February 2017 - Family knowledge and Ancestry records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 44679 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 Brewery hand/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 August 1917 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Mud Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM II. C. 2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • My great grandfather was killed in the First World War after only a few weeks in action.He left a wife & 2x children.
    He emigrated to NZ in the late 1890s from Liverpool in England.
    He was born in Bachoup? in Lancashire.
    Recently my cousin went to Mud Corner in Belgium where he is buried to find his grave.He is one of a few NZers who are buried there.
    We have always honoured his memory & service .
    Karen Fisher
    Public - Karen - Direct descendant - 8 April 2024
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  • To my Great Grandfather, Thank you for your sacrifice.
    Public - Maxine - Direct descendant - 17 February 2017
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08 April 2024KarenPapamoaDirect descendant
17 February 2017MaxineTownsville, Queensland, AustraliaDirect descendant

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