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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Hugh Robert Shrimpton |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Hugh Robert |
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| Surname: |
Shrimpton |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
3/106A |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs F. Shrimpton, 308 Selwyn Street, Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
19 Berry Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Medical Corps |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 3-12 |
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| Vessel: |
Unknown Transport |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
660 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Medical Corps, Field Ambulance |
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| Place of Death: |
Malta to Gallipoli |
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| Date of Death: |
29 September 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta |
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| Grave Reference: |
B. XVI. 1. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Hugh Shrimpton was the son of Bessie Shrimpton, of 44 Disraeli St., Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand, and the late Frank Shrimpton. Born at Amberley. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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