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HINDMARSH, Walter Scott
(Service number 6/477)

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Birth

Date 13/10/1889 Place of Birth Lawrence, Otago

Enlistment Information

Date 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 Age
Address at Enlistment c/ BNZ, Timaru
Occupation Marine Engineer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Walter M. Hindmarsh, Bank of New Zealand, Timaru
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Date 16 October 1914
Transport Tahiti or Athenic
Embarked From Canterbury Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli)
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 17 March 1971 Age
Place of Death Christchurch
Cause
Notices Internal Affairs Notification, Military personnel file
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Educated at Waitaki High School. Served also in WWII (Service No.36770)

Sources

Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)

External Links

Related Documents

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Researched and Written by

David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum

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