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HAYMAN, Benjamin Frank
(Service number 7/1668)

Aliases Benjamin Franklin or Benjamin Franklyn
First Rank Trooper Last Rank

Birth

Date 25/09/1895 Place of Birth Ashburton

Enlistment Information

Date 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 Age
Address at Enlistment Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch
Occupation school teacher
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin John I. Hayman (father), 79 North Rd., Waimate
Religion Methodist
Medical Information Heart tattooed on left forearm

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation 7th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date 10 September 1915
Transport Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Embarked From Wellington Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli), Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 15 May 1993 Age
Place of Death Christchurch
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)

External Links

Related Documents

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Researched and Written by

David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum

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