HARDWICK, William Rodgers
(Service number 23/1066)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Maori Hill, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | George Edwin HARDWICK (father), Maori Hill, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 1st Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 May 1879 | Age | 86 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Rodgers Hardwick was the son of George Edwain and Emma Beatrix (née Davies) Hardwick. He attended Union Street School, Dunedin. He reurned to New Zealand in March 1919 per the Willochra. In 1922 he married Mary McDonald Elliott.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 December 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) 14 December 2018]; Waimairi Cemetery record (Christchurch City Council) [15 December 2018]; Timaru Herald, 5 March 1919 (Papers Past) [14 December 2018]
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