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Harry James Bacon

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 16), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 16), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harry James AWMM
  • Surname
    Bacon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 24/1586 AWMM
    • WWII 23867 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 August 1895 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    London, England Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 December 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Harry William & Emily BACON of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 December 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Hampton Court, Knox St., Hamilton AWMM
    • 43 Salisbury Road, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 December 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 H.W. Bacon (father), 43 Salisbury Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. H. Bacon, 35 Hutton St., Otahuhu (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • 1921 Harry James BACON married Hilda GARDNER Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 December 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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
    8 June 1917 AWMMMedical, WWI AWMM
    Wounded in action, leading to discharge as no longer fit for war service. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Harry James Bacon's father, Harry William Bacon (34783), also served during World War 1. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 June 1981 AWMM
    Age 83 AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 December 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
08 December 2022Lorrain e MonaGisborneResearcher
29 November 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher

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