HISTEN, Denis Patrick
(Service number 62994)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12/08/1890 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | D. HISTEN (father), Temuka | ||
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 | 32nd ReinforcementsOtago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 June 1981 | Age | 90 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Denis Patrick HISTEN was a son of Denis and Norah (nee ROONEY) HISTEN, of Temuka. His brother Thomas Joseph was killed in action in WWI. Denis first appealed his call-up for service (27 February 1917), stating that he ran a farm of 350 acres; that he had one brother at the front (Thomas Joseph), and another was under age. that his father was an invalid and could not work; and that he kept his father and mother and two sisters. He was allowed till the end of March. He left Timaru for the Front on 11 April 1917. Denis married Catherine Emma ALLEN (Kitty) in 1919, and they had three daughters and two sons. His funeral service was attended by members of the South Canterbury RSA.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [03 August 2013]; TDC Headstone image [October 2013]; Timaru Herald, 6 & 8 June 1981 (Timaru District Library) [20 August 2014]; Timaru Herald, 28 February 1917, 10 April 1917 (Papers Past) [20 Sep 2014 or 20 November 2013; 16 September 2014]; SCRoll web submission by K Brosnahan, 28 August 2015
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