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Sidney Hubert Amyes

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Group 3 men seated outside tent: Syd Aymes (sic) (13301) centre; James Cornfoot (13317) and unidentified man front - No known copyright restrictions

Group 3 men seated outside tent: Syd Aymes (sic) (13301) centre; James Cornfoot (13317) and unidenti …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sidney Hubert AWMM
  • Surname
    Amyes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Herbert AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13301 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1889 AWMM Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Hubert Thomas & Mary Elizabeth AMYES Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187583004/sidney-hubert-amyes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 11 January 1916 AWMM Kai Iwi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Hubert Amyes (father), Milton Terrace, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 27 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM
    • 1928 Sidney Hubert AMYES married Mary ELLIS Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187583004/sidney-hubert-amyes

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Sinai & Palestine AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13301 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 11 January 1916 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mary Elizabeth Amyes and Hubert Thomas Amyes.

    Husband of Mary

    Two sons, brothers served in WW1: Sidney Hubert Amyes (13301) Godfrey Basil Amyes (43672).

    Name typed as Herbert on the Nominal Roll AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 November 1951 AWMM
    Age 62 AWMM
    Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Eskdale Cemetery, Eskdale Lane, off Highway 5 (Napier-Taupo Road), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand AWMM Area Lower, Section B, Plot 1051 AWMM
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Memorials

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Sources

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01 May 2025Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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