JACK, Herbert Ernest
(Service number 55503)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 4 July 1884 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Sefton Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Baker | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H. E. JACK (wife), Sefton Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 42nd Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 July 1963 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Herbert Ernest Jack was the second son of William Jacob and Elizabeth (née Burges) Jack.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 May 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 May 2017]
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