HAYHURST, Gilbert Clarence
(Service number 22190)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19/02/1895 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Amelia HAYHURST (mother), Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 July 1960 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Invercargill, of Dunedin | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John Turnbull and Amelia (nee BROWN) HAYHURST. Brothers Cedric Dudley HAYHURST and Henry Holman HAYHURST also served in WWI. Gilbert was one of 15 recruits who were farewelled at a standing-room only gathering at the Temuka Drill Shed in early May 1916. They were commended for their patriotism and fine spirit, and were wished a safe return after victory.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [01 December 2013]; Headstone image Temuka Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [01 December 2013]; Timaru Herald, 5 May 1916 (Papers Past) [13 July 2014]
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