George HAGGART

Regimental number59641
Date of birth24 June 1891
Place of birthWestmere, Wanganui
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAssistant cheesemanker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Haggart, Westmere, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Territorials.
Enlistment date22 May 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Place of burialVillers Hill British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 3), Villers-Guislain, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Foster-mother: Mrs M. Haggart, Westmere, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 October 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 December 1917; marched into Reserve Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 9 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 20 March 1918.

Admitted to 28th Field Ambulance, 1 May 1918 (debility); transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 May 1918 (debility, mumps); to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 6 May 1918; to 10th Convalescent Depot, Escault, 11 May 1918; to No 5 Rest Camp, 18 May 1918; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 20 May 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 May 1918, and posted to 1st Company.

Killed in action, 30 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: James and Margie Haggart (both b. Scotland)
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington office), Agency AABK, Series 18805