LARCOMBE, William
(Service number 63008)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 27/01/1887 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Bartender | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. LARCOMBE (wife), Waitohi Flat, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 December 1967 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Larcombe was the second son of Thomas Taylor Larcombe and his wife Louisa née Radford. He attended a private school before starting at the Temuka School soon after he turned five.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 February 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [25 February 2017]
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