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DICK, Hugh Aloysius Hilary
(Service number 83774)

Aliases	Known as Hilary
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Birth

Date	13/01/1891	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Queen Street, Timaru
Occupation	Conductor (bus)
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs M. A. DICK (mother), Queen Street, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	27 January 1952	Age	55 years
Place of Death	Timaru
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Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 99, Plot 218
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Hugh Aloysius Hilary Dick, known as Hilary, was the youngest son of John Reid Dick and his second wife, Mary Agnes née O'Donnell. Born on 13 January 1897 at Timaru, he was baptised in the Roman Catholic Parish there on 24 January 1897. Hilary was educated at the Marist Brothers School, Timaru. He was a half-brother of Joseph Andrew Dick and James Alfred Dick.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [2013, 2014]; Roman Catholic Baptisms Timaru (Christchurch Diocese CD held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [12 March 2017]; ]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Timaru District Council) [15 September 2017];

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