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HIDDLESTON, Arnold Hutton
(Service number 6/4058)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names G-M, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	4 December 1894	Place of Birth	Nora Laude, Edendale

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Bank Clerk - King St Temuka Bank of Australia
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	single
Next of Kin	Archbald H Hiddleston (father) Edendale, Southland
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	11th Reinforcements details (to make up shortages in 10th reinforcements ) Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date	1 April 1916
Transport	HMNZT 49 or 50; Maunganui or Tahiti
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	15 October 1916	Age	22
Place of Death	France
Cause	Died of wounds
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Archibald Hutton and Isabel Cook Hiddleston (nee Gardiner) of Edendale, Southland (married 1891). Other children John wallace Gardiner Hiddleston and Awarua Gardiner Hiddleston.

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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

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