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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James Hazeldine |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
James |
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| Surname: |
Hazeldine |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
6/647 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
1891 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Shag Point, Otago, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Coal Miner |
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| Next of Kin: |
John Hazeldine (father), Buck's Head Hotel, Brunnerton, Greymouth, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Brunnerton, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 11 |
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| Vessel: |
Athenic |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
317 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
10 May 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of John Thomas (Jack) Hazeldine and Agnes (nee Heslin); brother of Charles, Sarah, Margaret, Jessie, May Ellen (Molly) and Elsie
- He was chosen for the Brunnerton Brass Band and was chosen Canterbury Infantry Battalion brass band
- Family think that after the 2nd battle of Krithia he was puportedly shot by a sniper whilst going for water
- The original of the photograph that appeared in the newspaper after his death is held by family and was signed by James and sent from Addington Camp in Christchurch.
- Each year family make a special photograph decorated with poppies and lay it by the Cenotaph, in front of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| 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
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