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HURST, Sidney
(Service number 45034)

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Birth

Date 04/05/1891 Place of Birth Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date 02/12/1916 Age 24
Address at Enlistment Brooklands, Waimate
Occupation Farmer
Previous Military Experience 8th Mounted Rifles
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Mrs Mary Eliza Hurst (mother), Brooklands, Waimate, New Zealand
Religion Anglican
Medical Information 5ft 8.5, Blue eyes, fair complexion

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 28th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date 26 July 1917
Transport HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa
Embarked From Destination Plymouth, Devon, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With NZ Cyclist Corps

Military Awards

Campaigns Western European
Service Medals
Military Awards

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Discharge

Date 25 March 1919 Reason No longer physically fit due to wounds and/or influenza

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Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 12 March 1972 Age
Place of Death Timaru
Cause
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Biographical Notes

T/H 22/11/1916 With Sidney's enlistment in 1916 the family farm was sold. T/H 1/2/1902 Sidney attending Kapua School, near Arno,

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