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Henry Ernest Read Bloomfield

  • Service number
    WWI 12/1153 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Henry Ernest Read-Bloomfield AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Ernest Read AWMM
  • Surname
    Bloomfield AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Henry Ernest Read-Bloomfield AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1153 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    15 April 1888 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216698361/henry-ernest_read-bloomfield
  • Place of birth
    • Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216698361/henry-ernest_read-bloomfield
    • Te Araroa, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2023 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/henry-ernest-read-bloomfield-24-5g3vhh
  • Birth notes
    Son of Thomas Edward Read BLOOMFIIELD & Mary BLOOMFIELD nee' SWANSON of Manutuke , Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216698361/henry-ernest_read-bloomfield
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 149 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs M. Read-Bloomfield (mother), care of Reece and Bright, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
    • 1916 Henry READ-BLOOMFIELD married Eva Murtle CLOSE Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2023 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/henry-ernest-read-bloomfield-24-5g3vhh

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1153 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 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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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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  • Henry Ernest Read BLOOMFIELD died 3rd September 1974 aged 86yrs - He is buried in the Opou Station Cemetery, Manutuke, Gisborne
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2023
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22276919
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 605 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.62 AWMM

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15 August 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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