HAY, David Ritchie
(Service number 6/2158)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 June 1890 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- R. Frisby, Willowby; Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Henry Hay (uncle), c/- J. Hay , Morven | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli), Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Western Europe | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 December 1961 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
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David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum
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