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James Thomas Hallett

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Image of Gravestone at Messines Ridge British Cemetery provided by Paul Hickford 2011 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Hallett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13438 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 May 1894 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    17 May 1894 Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Napier, Hawke's Bay Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    C/- H E Tiffin esq. Patangata, Hawke's Bay Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - 1916 census/electoral roll
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs J. Hallett (mother), Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM
    • Parents Joseph and Edith Hallett, Waipukurau Hawke's Bay Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - Family papers
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13438 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 Shepherd/Civilian AWMM
    • Early 1916 Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - Family papers
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Shepherd Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - Electoral roll 1916
  • Age on enlistment
    28 Public - Louise - Direct descendant - 12 April 2019 - Family papers

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Hallett was the son of Mrs. E. R. Hallett, of Palmerston North, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 June 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM I. C. 2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Whilst I never knew you, James, if you were anything like your eldest brother, Edgar J.W. Hallett, my material grandfather, you would have been a special person to have known.
    Public - Louise - Other Relative - 1 May 2015
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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 April 2019LouiseNew Zealand Direct descendant
26 June 2018Joyce HineteataTokoroa, NZDirect descendant

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