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Thomas Henry Merrick Ham

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Henry Merrick AWMM
  • Surname
    Ham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 2/3004 AWMM
    • WWI 69164 AWMM
    • WWII 69164 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    31 May 1895 AWMM Dublin, Ireland (Eire) AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Hester Ham (mother), 140 Hardy Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs V. Ham (wife), Post Office, Oamaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 2/3004 AWMM
    • WWI 69164 AWMM
    • WWII 69164 AWMM
  • Military service
    Cadets, H Battery 2 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of sickness AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Thomas Ham was the son of William Edward and Hester Hawthorne Ham (later Bartlett). He was the husband of Violet Ham of Wakari, Dunedin.

    Two sons, brothers served in WW1 William Arthur Ham (6/246) the elder was killed; Thomas Henry Merrick Ham (2/3004 69164) survived and died in service in WW2.

    Stepfather, Private Cyril Montague Bartlett (33677) was also killed in WW1

    Military record for WW2 not consulted AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 February 1942 AWMM
    Age 46 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Suva Military Cemetery, Fiji, Pacific Islands AWMM 13. 184 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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