HEYDER, Ernest Augustus
(Service number 6/4057)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15/08/1895 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Woodside, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Augustus Ernest Victor HEYDER (father), Woodside, Geraldine | ||
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 | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 27 December 1960 | Age | 65 years |
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Biographical Notes
Ernest Augustus Heyder was the sOon of Augustus Ernest Victor and Annie (née Waykins) Heyder.Ernest was educated at Christchurch Normal, St Albans and Richmond schools in Christchurch, and for atime he went to Mr Wilson's School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 August 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 August 2017]; School Admission records (Canterbury Branch NZSG) [10 August 2017]
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