HAY, Charles Robert
(Service number 3/2656)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 4 December 1888 | Place of Birth | Lincoln |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Morven | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret Ann HAY (mother), Morven, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 24th Reinforcements (First Draft) Headquarters, New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 5 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 January 1951 | Age | 62 years |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles Robert Hay was the second 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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