Herbert Arrowsmith Hamblin

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Charles Alfred and Isabel Mary Hamblin.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Gunner Herbert Arrowsmith Hamblin, previously reported missing, believed drowned. His death is now confirmed by his unit. His father is Mr C. A. Hamblin, 35 Hobart Street. Miramar, Wellington."

[Northern Advocate, 15 January 1941, Page 3]

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Casualty

Service Number:

2028

Name:

Herbert Arrowsmith Hamblin

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mr Charles Alfred Hamblin (father), 35 Hobart Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Belvedere House, Hastings, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Grocery manager

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental drowning

Date of Death:

28 August 1940

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Alamein Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Column 100.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt