CATHERWOOD, Hugh
(Service number 78556)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 28/09/1897 | Place of Birth | St Andrews |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | St Andrews | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Robert CATHERWOOD (father) St Andrews, Timaru. Later 36 Rugby Street, Highfield, Timaru | ||
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 | 43rd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 August 1960 | Age | 62 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Hugh Catherwood was the son of Robertand Mary Jane (Minnie, née Morris) Catherwood. He was educated at Springbrook and St Andrews schools.Trooper H. Catherwood returned to New Zealand from Egypt per the troopship “Ellenga”, embarking at Suez on 23 July 1919 and arriving in late August. His brother Robert George Catherwood also served in World War I. Hugh married Lilla Mavis Elizabeth rountree in 1930.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 April 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [April 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [07 April 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [07 April 2020]; Sun, 16 August 1919 (Papers Past) [04 April 2020]
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