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Thomas David Hickford

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From left to right: Peter Smith, Tommy Hickford, Norm Jones and Arthur Rice, all members of 21 Battalion, taken at Aleppo. (photograph supplied by the Rice family) - This image may be subject to copyright

From left to right: Peter Smith, Tommy Hickford, Norm Jones and Arthur Rice, all members of 21 Batta …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas David AWMM
  • Surname
    Hickford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    65860 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    4 November 1918 Public - Paul - Other relative - 20 March 2020 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Waverley, South Taranaki, New Zealand Public - Paul - Other relative - 20 March 2020 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr F. Hickford (father), PO Box 90, Waverley, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    65860 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • 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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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.97 AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 March 2020PaulAucklandOther relative

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