HEDGES, Alfred Ernest
(Service number 32565)
| First Rank | Sergeant Major | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 13 December 1874 | Place of Birth | Sandon, Manawatu |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 26 July 1916 | Age | 41 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Shakespeare Wharf, Nelson | ||
| Occupation | Secretary to the Diocese of Nelson, Clerk of Public woks at Taihape, Stationery Emporium in Taihape, Registrar of births, deaths and marriages, Taihape | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Served in Boer War (service no 60), South Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Manawatu Mounted Rifles, Nelson National Reserve | ||
| Marital Status | married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Grace C Hedges (wife) 118 Dixon Street, Wellington | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 85, Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | Queens South Africa Medal, British War medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 December 1917 | Age | 41 |
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| Place of Death | No 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in the field | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Sarah and the late George Hedges, 25 Barnard Street, Timaru. Married Grace Chalklin Aldridge in 1903. His family included brothers Arthur William 1858-1932, Frederick John b1872, George Henry 1862-1934, and Walter William b1869. During the Boer War, he was present at Kimberley and detached for duty on fit horses in Feb 1900. He left South Africa aboard the SS Orient as Lance-Corporal (Stowers p 165)
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