Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alfred Ernest Hedges Born 13 December 1874 - Died 13 December 1917 PDF Key details Service number60 AWMM 32565 AWMM Also known asBombardier AWMM Bomby AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSouth Africa Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM WW1 Sergeant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlfred Ernest AWMM SurnameHedges AWMM Ingoa Also known asBombardier AWMM Bomby AWMM Service number60 AWMM 32565 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth13 December 1874 AWMM Sandon, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM 13 December 1874 AWMM Sandon, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 21 October 1899 AWMM Unknown AWMM Pre 26 July 1916 AWMM Shakespeare Wharf, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationClerk of Public Works on Central Railway at Taihape/Civilian AWMM Stationery Emporium in Taihape AWMM Registrar/Civilian AWMM Registrar of births, deaths and marriages in Taihape AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs Sarah Hedges (mother), 25 Barnard Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Grace C. Hedges (wife), 118 Dixon Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 21 October 1899 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 9 June 1917 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignRelief of Kimberley AWMM Paardeberg AWMM Driefontein AWMM 24 May 1900-31 May 1902 Transvaal AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number60 AWMM 32565 AWMM Military serviceSouth Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM Manawatu Mounted Rifles AWMM Nelson National Reserve AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal clasps) AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 21 October 1899 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM WW1 26 July 1916 AWMM Age 41 AWMM Secretary to the Diocese of Nelson AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Waiwera AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent, 1 Company AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM WW1 09 Jun 1917-16 August 1917 AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 85 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Sergeant Major AWMM 26th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 11.5 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 12 stone 4 pounds AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 12 stone 10 pounds AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSouth Africa 9 January 1900 AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM WW1 Sergeant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Sarah and the late George Hedges; husband of Grace C. Hedges, of NelsonDuring the war in South Africa Hedges was present at Kimberley and detached for duty on fit horses in February 1900. He departed South Africa aboard the S.S. 'Orient' as Lance-Corporal. (Stowers, p.165) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death13 December 1917 AWMM Age 41 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVII. DD. 12 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial nameRemembered on the Cenotaph at Anzac Park in Nelson Public - Peter - Researcher - 23 April 2018 - on site Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alfred Ernest Hedges by laying a poppy. William Frank Hedger Albert Edward Robinson Hedges Alfred Ernest Hedges Allan John Hedges Arthur Hedges Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alfred Ernest Hedges Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20520713 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=1588 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 66: 9 AWMM St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co. AWMM Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record