HEDGES, William
(Service number 55594)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 27 August 1883 | Place of Birth | Adstone Lodge, Northamptonshire, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o STEVENSON, King Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Fellmonger | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Thomas HEDGES (father), Adstone Lodge, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. Also Mrs Ethel May TAIT (friend), C/o Mrs Stevenson, King Street, 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 | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Briagde | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 July 1955 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Hedges was the fourth son of Thomas and Kate (née Underwood), of Adstone Lodge, Northamptonshire, England. William was at home with his family in 1891. His mother died in 1909. He was called up in 1917 and had been in New Zealand for eighteen years when he enlisted. He appears to have come to New Zealand as a very young man, possibly with his brother older Talmage Hedges. William was a member of Park Bowling Club, theclub giving him a send-off on 18 July 1917 at the Queen’s Hotel.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2020]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Ashburton District Council) [22 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 14 February 1917, 17 & 23 July 1917, 8 July 1919 (Papers Past) [March 2020]
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