Kinloch Sprott HARDIE

Regimental number27885
Date of birth23 April 1894
Place of birthChristchurch
SchoolAshburton Borough and West Christchurch High Schools
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, C D Hardie, 44 Chapter Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch branch, 1 July 1912. Transferred to Inspector's Office, Wellington branch, January 1913.
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines (First Battle), Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs C.D. Hardie, 44 Chapter Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 27
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 167.