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Hugh Cassin

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Headstone, Favreuil British Cemetery (photo Jo Larsen-Harris 2013) - No known copyright restrictions

Headstone, Favreuil British Cemetery (photo Jo Larsen-Harris 2013) - No known copyright restrictions …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hugh AWMM
  • Surname
    Cassin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 65620 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
    Mrs Mary Cassin (mother), Dipton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 65620 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 Railway platelayer/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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  • Hugh Cassin was the son of John and Mary Cassin, of Dipton, Southland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 August 1918 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM I. C. 8. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM

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