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Full Name
Arthur Hedges
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Arthur
Surname
Hedges
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
9/1570
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1880
Place of Birth
London, England
First Known Rank
Trooper
Next of Kin
Miss M. Hedges (sister), 10 Denmark Street, Kilburn, London, England
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, New Zealand
Military District
Wellington
Body on Embarkation
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Unit
Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation Date
9 October 1915
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination
Suez, Egypt
Nominal Roll Number
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll
320
Last Unit Served
Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Place of Death
France
Date of Death
4 October 1916
Age at Death
35
Year of Death
1916
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Grave Reference
B. 20. 22.
Biographical Notes
Son of James and Maria Hedges, of Kilburn, London, England
Description of Image
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Sources Used
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org