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Alfred Hounsell

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 37), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 37), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Hounsell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 15728 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 18 June 1871 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM
    • 18 June 1861 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    18 June 1861. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 May 2018 - Military File.
  • Place of birth
    Nelson. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 1 May 2018 - Military File.
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Emily Hounsell (wife), 132 Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 15728 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 Floorman/Civilian 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Residing at Wellington at enlistment. Husband of Emily Hounsell - of Island Bay, Wellington.
    Enlisted 4 April 1916.
    Served France (1916).
    Returned to New Zealand - 26 April 1917 - aboard SS 'Tainui'.
    Discharged from NZEF 3 August 1917 as medically unfit for further war service.
    Died 21 August 1941 - at Wellington.
    Remembered at his birth place - of Nelson - on the World War 1 'Wall of Remembrance' at Founders Park, Nelson City - which remembers the names of 3600+ Nelson & Districts born service men and women who served in World War 1. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 16 November 2018 - Military File & Research
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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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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18050132
    Further Reference
  • References
    • The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements]. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      37: 22 AWMM

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16 November 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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