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Arthur Percy Seccombe

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Soldiers, WW1, Bert and Percy Seccombe (we do not know which is which at this time) - No known copyright restrictions

Soldiers, WW1, Bert and Percy Seccombe (we do not know which is which at this time) - No known copyr …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Percy AWMM
  • Surname
    Seccombe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 4/296 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1891 AWMM Ohakuri, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Utiku, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Staile (mother), Moturoa, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Samoa AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/296 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 Cadet/Civilian AWMM
    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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Went ot Samoa with the New Zealand Railway Engineers.

    On his return from war, he worked as Stationmaster at Opua, Hikurangi and Huntly.

    Eventually he moved to Taihape as a railways Goods shed agent where he remined for 58 years. He retired in the 1950's.

    In WWII, he served in the Home Guard. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 July 1989 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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