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HAWDON, Noel Elliot
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Aliases
First Rank Army Chaplain 4th Class Last Rank Army Chaplain

Birth

Date 1 March 1886 Place of Birth Middlesboro, England

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin William Hawdon, Middlesboro, England
Religion COE
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with UK Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Unit, Squadron, or Ship
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Other Units Served With Army Chaplains' Department, attached 45thTrench Mortar Bty
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

Date Reason

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Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 16 November 1918 Age 32
Place of Death Belgium
Cause Influenza
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Terlincthun British Cemetery
Memorial Reference XI B 1
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru

Biographical Notes

Son of William and Margaret Hawdon, nee Ayrton, Upsall Grange,Yorkshire, England. Noel was Assistant Curate at St Mary's Timaru from 6 Sep. 1912 to Aug. 1913 before returning to UK. and also well known to the boy scouts. Two other brothers also served in the British army. Captain Rupert Ayrton Hawdon 1894 - 4/11/1918, buried Ruednes Communal Cemetery, France, 2nd Lieutenant CecilHawdon 1895 - 27 Jun 1916 buried Loker Cemetery, Belgium.

Sources

All three brothers are listed on war memorial at St Cuthberts Church, Ormesby, Yorkshire (photo on line

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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

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