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Thomas James Herlihy

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Photograph of Thomas James Herlihy standing beneath sign "New Zealand Base Camp", Korean War. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Thomas James Herlihy standing beneath sign "New Zealand Base Camp", Korean War. Image …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas James AWMM
  • Surname
    Herlihy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tom Herlihy AWMM
  • Service number
    Korea 710546 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
  • Campaign
    25 Jun 1950-27 July 1953 Korean War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Korea 710546 AWMM
  • Military service
    Compulsory Military Training AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    28 January 1953 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Driver/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 8 inches AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, Korea AWMM
      Accidentally injured in Korea and admitted to 38 Canadian Field Ambulance AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Heart attack AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Second son of a family of 5 boys and 2 girls. Father of 6 sons and 2 daughters. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 May 1983 AWMM
    Age 51 AWMM
    Helensville, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 3 May 1983 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    New Zealand in the Korean War. New Zealand History online
    http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
      p.195 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM

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