HITCH, Gordon Edgar
(Service number 52871)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 16/01/1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru, NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 July 1917 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | 22 King St, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Dental Mechanic | ||
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| Next of Kin | Watson Hitch, (father), King Street, Temuka, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 34th Reinforcements Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 2 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 October 1918 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Field in France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Awoingt British Cemetry, Nord,France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Gordon Hitch was the son of Watson and Isabella Hitch, of Timaru, New Zealand
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base, Auckland Museum
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Ann Munro (SC branch NZSG)
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