HAY, William Leonard
(Service number 8/2273)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20/07/1894 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 August 1914 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | 182 Tinakori Rd., Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Civil Servant (State Advances) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J T Hay (father), Morven | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) Samoan Advance Party; (2) 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) OTago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | (2) 17 March 1915 | ||
| Transport | (1) Moeraki or Monowai; (2) Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | (2) Wellington | Destination | Apia, Samoa; Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Samoa, Egyptian, GalliBalkans (Gallipoli)poli, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Western Europe | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 July 1992 | Age | 97 years |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Leonard Hay was the third son of John Taylor HAY who hailed from the orkney Islands and his wife Margaret Ann (Maggie) née Carson, from Northern Ireland.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 July 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 July 2017]
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David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum
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