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HEAD, Herbert
(Service number 6/2658)

H Head — From the Roll of Honour for the Court Star of Waihao (No. 7929). Ancient Order of Foresters - Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919. (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-03074)

Court Star of Waihao No. 7929 Roll of Honour WWI — Roll of Honour Court Star of Waihao (No. 7929). Ancient Order of Foresters. Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919.

Coloured parchment poster surrounded by individual photographs of servicemen. Poster has central circular insert with handwritten inscription :-
'LEST WE FORGET, Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919'

Includes photographs of: Bro J. Gynes, Bro C.W. Carbis, Bro S.R. Dickson, P.C.R. Bro H. Head, Bro H.N. Jones, Bro L.A. Mansfield, Bro R.C. Buller, P.C.R. Bro L.S. Marshall, Bro J.B. Robson, Bro W.H. Caple, Bro W.B. Corry, P.C.R. Bro J. McLeay; also includes places (but no photographs) for: P.C.R. Bro J.H. Woods, P.C.R. Bro A.E. McMurtrie, P.C.R. Bro W. McGillivray, Bro J. McGillivray (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-03074)

Waimate War Memorial, pictured in 2011 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.33 #01)

Waimate War Memorial (left panel), pictured in 2011 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.33 #04)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	01/01/1883	Place of Birth	Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915	Age
Address at Enlistment	Morven
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	single
Next of Kin	Mrs E Head (mother) Morven
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	6th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Date	14 August 1915
Transport	HMNZT 27 or 28; Willochra orTofua
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egyptian, Western European
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	9 July 1916	Age	33
Place of Death	Somme, France
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Cite Bonjean (NZ) Memorial, Armentieres, Nord, France
Memorial Reference	II. D. 42
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of John and Elizabeth Head, Morven. Herbert had four sisters and two brothers (George b1877 and William b1874); Listed on the Waitaki Electoral roll ofr 1909 as living in Glenavy.

Sources

Waimate Museum and Archives Early Settlers Index

External Links

Researched and Written by

Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

Currently Assigned to

Not assigned.

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