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Albert Almadio HENSMAN

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:50:34+00:00
Date of birth05 May 1895
Date of death03 October 1916
Mothers nameEmma (née Smith)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birthabt 1856
Mothers place of birthBirmingham, England
Mothers date of death23 November 1942
Fathers date of birth1855
Fathers nameThomas
Fathers place of birthStoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents date of marriage1884
Parents place of marriageWellington, New Zealand
Fathers date of death13 September 1939
SiblingsJane Lois (n 1885), Thomas Valentine (b 1887), Harry Clement (b 1889), Ruth Catherine (b 1891), Oliver James (b 1893 d 12 Feb 1939, buried Shannon)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residencePost Office, Foxton
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthRegistered Palmerston North
OccupationFlax miller/Labourer
Place of deathIn the field, France
Date of arrival overseas20 December 1915
Theatres of warEgypt and Western Front
Place of embarkationon HMT "Willochra"
SurnameHENSMAN
War memorialShannon
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesAlbert Almadio
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
Overseas memorialCaterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial
SchoolShannon 6 September 1900 - 14 February 1907; Ballance; Ohau 1908; Shannon 3 April 1908 - 13 November 1908
WarsWW1
Service number24/1392
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted24 August 1915
Final rankRifleman
Regiment or service2nd Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
Embarkation date13 November 1915
User reference7.51

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Age on enlistment: 20 years.

Last Employer: J Rose, Flaxmiller.

Previous Military Training: 3 years Territorials, Shannon.

NOK: Mother, Mrs Emma Hensman, Shannon.

Probate: Letters of Administration, Archives NZ, Wellington.

Height: 5'8" Weight: 144lb.

Chest: 33' - 37" Complexion: Dark.

Eyes: Grey. Hair: Dark.

Birthdate on School Admission Registers is 6 June 1895. 5 May 1895 is the date given in the Attestation Form for WW1.

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