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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Herbert Lester Humm |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Driver |
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| Forename(s): |
Herbert Lester |
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| Surname: |
Humm |
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| War: |
Korean War, 1950-1953 |
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| Serial No.: |
817039 |
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| Date of Birth: |
14 August 1931 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Kayforce |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Korea |
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| Date of Death: |
21 October 1955 |
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| Age at Death: |
24 |
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| Year of Death: |
1955 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Accidental death on active service |
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| Cemetery Name: |
United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Served with Kayforce 1954-55
- Died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident on 16 October 1955
- "By the time the company [10 Company, RNZASC] was formally disbanded on 15 May 1956, its total task 'mileage' in Korea had topped the 9.6 million kilometre mark. It had also suffered one further casualty: Driver H.L. Humm died as a result of injuries he sustained in an accident on 16 October 1955." (McGibbon 1996, vol. 2, p. 358)
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| Further References: |
- Ian McGibbon, New Zealand and the Korean War, Volume II: Combat Operations, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1996, pp. 358, 372, 405.
- New Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war
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