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Larry Alfred Hickman

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 11 October 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 11 October 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Larry Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Hickman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    083079 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
    Pre 1942 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    083079 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
    WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.182 Upholsterer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.182
    Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.182
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW2 POW - Italy POW Deaths (R25405152)
    Aquila, Train bombed AWMM
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
    • 12 August 1943 AWMMOther, WWII AWMM
      Killed when train was bombed. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Larry Hickman was the son of Alfred Crabtree Hickman and Eliza Pauline Hickman, of Wanganui. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ancona War Cemetery, Italy AWMM I. K. 10. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • I would like to contact Larry’s family as I have a signed photo that he gave to my dad (who was a young child then) before leaving Whanganui for the war. I would love to give the photo back to his nearest and dearest.
    Public - Lisa - 21 February 2024
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2068193
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      The Weekly News 1944 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.182 AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Deaths While Prisoner of War - Navy, Army, Air Force and Civilians [WW2 NZ POW Deaths], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 Box 1 (R25405152). AWMM

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