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James Herbert Luke

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WW1 shared grave, wooden cross : John Charles Alexander Chaplin (49692); James Herbert Luke (65628) and Donald Ross (26182), New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd, killed in action, 26 May 1918 buried at Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France - No known copyright restrictions

WW1 shared grave, wooden cross : John Charles Alexander Chaplin (49692); James Herbert Luke (65628) …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Herbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Luke AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 65628 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Ellen Luke (mother), Lepperton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 31 December 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 65628 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 Farm manager/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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William and Ellen Luke, of Vogeltown, New Plymouth, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 May 1918 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM II. N. 8. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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