HAYTER, Chilton
(Service number 7/1167)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 1 Februry 1889 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Rollesby, Burke's Pass | ||
| Occupation | Sheep farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret R. HAYTER (wife), Rollesby, Burke's Pass, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 December 1967 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru; Burkes Pass Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Chilton Goodenough HAYTER was the fourth son of Francis and Eugenie Elizabeth (nee HUDDLESTON) HAYTER, of Rollesby Station, Burkes Pass. He married Margaret Rosabel BLAIR, May 1914, at St Mary's, Timaru. His brother Cyril HAYTER was killed in action in 1915 at Gallipoli. Chilton and Cyril enlisted and embarked together. in December 1915, they disembarked at Malta. In 1915 Chilton was reported killed in action; this was amended to 'reported missing'. Late father was Captain, Naval Officer.Chilton was awarded the Military Cross. He managed the family farm, Rollesby Station, for some years, then owned Mt Dalgety Station in the Mackenzie Country. He was cremated at Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru; either his ashes were interred at Burkes Pass Cemetery or a memorial was inscribed on the family headstone. He wa saccorded RSA honours at his funeral service. A brief obituary appeared in the Timaru Herald.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [18 Novermber 2013]; Timaru Herald, 7 April 1913, 9 May 1914, 15 August 1914, 22 May 1915, 22 September 1915, 16 December 1915, Otago Daily Times, 21 September 1915, 5 October 1915 (Papers Past) [21 November 2013; 03 March 2014]; Timaru Herald, 16 December 1967 (x 3 death notice, RSA notice, obituary) (Timaru District Council) [April 2014]; Headstone transcriptions Burkes Pass Cemetery (South Canterbury Branch NZSG Cemetery Records microfiche) [2014]; Burkes Pass Cemetery burial records (Mackenzie District Council) [23 August 2014]
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