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Benjamin George Edmund Climo

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 23 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 23 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Benjamin George Edmund AWMM
  • Surname
    Climo AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13591 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    5 Septempber 1890 Public - Jenny - Other relative - 2 May 2016 - genealogy research
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Hilda M. Climo (wife), care of Mrs H. S. Lestie, 12 Dexton Avenue, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13591 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 Carpenter/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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    • Benjamin Climo was the husband of Hilda Mary Climo of Auckland.

      Climo's life insurance policy was apparently used as security by his [father?], Benjamin Cooke Climo, on a mortgage document held in the Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection. [Ref. MS 360] AWMM
    • Benjamin Cooke Climo was his father. Other soldiers on the Roll: Sydney John Noah Climo was his brother and Benjamin Percival Climo was his cousin. Public - Benjamin Gordon - Other relative - 20 March 2016 - Genelogy research, family history. Sydney John Noah Climo was my Grandfather.
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Death

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  • Death
    26 December 1917 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 January 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
02 May 2016JennyAucklandOther relative
20 March 2016Benjamin GordonAustraliaOther relative

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