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Francis Xavier Zimmerman

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Xavier AWMM
  • Surname
    Zimmerman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Zimmermann AWMM
    • Francis Xavier AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23468 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 August 1895 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    09 August 1895 Public - Kerrie - Researcher - 22 April 2018 - Military personnel file
    http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22024453
    Further Reference
  • Place of birth
    Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand Public - Kerrie - Researcher - 22 April 2018 - Military personnel file
    http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22024453
    Further Reference
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mary Zimmermann (mother), Taihoa, Matamata, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Kerrie - Researcher - 22 April 2018 - Military personnel file
    http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22024453
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23468 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
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Francis Zimmerman was the son of Mrs. Mary Zimmerman, of Waitara, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

    This person is known as Zimmermann in the Nominal Roll AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 March 1918 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • 11 Tainui Street, Matamata, Waikato AWMM

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  • Francis Xavier Zimmerman is the son of Franz and Mary Martha Zimmerman of Inglewood, Taranaki, NZ. My name is Robert J. Hall and Francis is my great great uncle. His half sister Agnes Goodwin nee Zimmerman, is my great grandmother born 7th Dec 1878 at Jackson Bay and daughter of Franz and Barbara Zimmerman.
    Public - Robert - Direct descendant - 13 March 2019
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13 March 2019RobertNew PlymouthDirect descendant
22 April 2018KerrieNew ZealandResearcher

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