HANDS, Bernard
(Service number 23/1654)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Augusta Hands(wife)Cape Foulwind,Westport NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Reinforcements 1st Battalion,E Company | ||
| Date | 8/1/ 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington NZ | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment,1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley(NZ)Memorial,Caterpillar Valley Cemetery,Longueval,Somme France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Bernard Hands was the husband of Augusta Polkinghorne(formerly Hands),of Cape Foulwind,Westport,NZ
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base Auckland Museum
External Links
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Ann Munro
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