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Denis Jerome Hurley

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel H_032. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel H_032. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Denis Jerome AWMM
  • Surname
    Hurley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    33525 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1912 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/denis-jerome-hurley
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Joseph Hurley, and of Ethel Eva Hurley, of Mangapapa, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/denis-jerome-hurley
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E THOMPSON of Mangapapa, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 July 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20652, 31 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 4
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    33525 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
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW2 POW - Unknown Prisoner of War Camp POW Deaths (R25405152)
  • 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 September 1941 AWMMOther, WWII AWMM
      Died while P.O.W. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Denis Hurley was the son of Joseph Hurley, and of Ethel Eva Hurley, of Mangapapa, Gisborne, New Zealand.

    The Sebastiano Venier was also known as the Jason and the Jantzen. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 29 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
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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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/2122568
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.230 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.172 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 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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16 July 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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