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English Māori

Thomas Birkby Cannon

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 109 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 109 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Birkby AWMM
  • Surname
    Cannon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Thomas Berkley Cannon AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 24/1347 AWMM
    • WWII 31515 AWMM
    • WWII 530374 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 August 1896 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    76 Campbell Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Army Clerk/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Thomas Cannon (father), 76 Campbell Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Wellington, New Zealand 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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  • Son of Thomas and Caroline Cannon

    Incorrectly named Thomas Berkley Cannon on the Nominal Roll. Registered by BDM as Thomas Birkby Cannon AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 November 1972 AWMM
    Age 76 AWMM
    Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Wanganui (old) Cemetery, Heads Road, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM RSA Block, A, Plot 263 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 April 2019PaulaNelson, New ZealandOther relative
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