HIDE, Frank Gilbert
(Service number 7/2268)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1896 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Motor driver | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | W Hide (father) Wai-iti Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 47 or 48; Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Engineers (Field Troop) | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
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Death
| Date | 14 October 1916 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | Accidental death | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Gaza War Cemetery, Israel | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Winchester War Memorial; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William and Eliza Hide. Frank's death is also recorded on his parents gravestone in the Timaru Cemetery. Also listed as died of injuries (accidental burns)
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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