MADDREN, Arnold Hodson
(Service number 78601)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29/01/1998 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 29 April 1918 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Winchester | ||
| Occupation | Labourer at Maddren Bros | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs F Maddren, Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
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 | 10 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki then transferred to Malta at Sydney for Suez | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt Expedtionary Force 1917-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 April 1919 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Te Rata Privatae Hopsital, Temuka | ||
| Cause | Peritonitis | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Winchester War Memorial; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
External Links
Related Documents
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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