JUST, Herbert
(Service number 74390)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 18 June 1888 | Place of Birth | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Woodbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. BROWN (sister), 15 Lagoon Street, Timaru; Mrs S. JUST (mother), 19 Globe Lane, Scholes Green, Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 38th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 5 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Remuera | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 25 September 1949 | Age | 61 years |
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| Place of Death | 56 Ormsby Street, Temuka (residence) | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Herbert JUST was born on 18 June 1888 at Norwich, England, the son of Robert and Sarah JUST, of Norwich, Norfolk, England. He was baptised on 28 August 1888 at Norwich. Herbert came to New Zealand about 1912. His younger sister, May, came out in 1915 and married at Timaru in 1917. He had previously been rejected for military service on account of deafness.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 26 September 1949 (Timaru District Library) [30 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 29 November 1912, 8 September 1914, 22 January 1915, 18 April 1917, 2 March 1918, 2 & 11 August 1919 (Papers Past) [30 December 2015]
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