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HAY, David Ritchie
(Service number 6/2158)

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Birth

Date 12/06/1890 Place of Birth Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 Age
Address at Enlistment C/- R. Frisby, Willowby; Canterbury
Occupation Farm Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Henry Hay (uncle), c/- J. Hay , Morven
Religion Church of England

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation 4th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Date 17 April 1915
Transport Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Embarked From Wellington Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli), Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Western Europe
Service Medals

Death

Date 14 December 1961 Age
Place of Death Ashburton
Cause
Notices Internal Affairs Notification, Military personnel file
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Sources

Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)

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David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum

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