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George Douglas Hay

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    George Douglas AWMM
  • Surname
    Hay AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10037 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 September 1893 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    10 September 1893 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Thomas and Annie Hay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    c/- Holdsworth's at Puha Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    T. Hay (father), Tapanui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western European - France Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 10037 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1917 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    A Squad 9th Regt in Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military record
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    22 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 September 2015 - Military record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Hay was the son of Thomas and Annie Hay, of Kaiteratahi, Gisborne, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XI. H. 15. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    The. sad advice has beep received of the death on December 3rd of George Douglas Hay, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hay, Kaitaratahi. The deceased, who was 24 years of age, left with the Eleventh Reinforcements; he had been in France all the time, except for a short period in England, and it was just after his return to France that he was killed in action. He was born in Poverty Bay and resided most of his time at Matawhero and Kaitaratahi, arid had been working at Puha when he enlisted. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 January 2024 - ROLL OF HONOR.
    POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 14484, 20 DECEMBER 1917, PAGE 3
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM

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  • In memory of my Great Uncle George. Lest we forget.
    Public - Janet - Other relative - 16 April 2019
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  • In memory of my Great Uncle George Douglas Hay. Thank you for your sacrifce. Lest we forget.
    Public - Susan - Other relative - 1 September 2016
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  • For my mother's eldest brother and the uncle I never knew.I treasure the teaspoon that you sent from Armentierres to your Mother. She mourned you her first born until the day she died.
    Public - Margaret - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 January 2024Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
16 April 2019JanetPapamoa, Tauranga Other relative
01 September 2016SusanHastingsOther relative
19 September 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
25 April 2015MargaretNew Plymouth New ZealandOther Relative

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