William Harold HAY

Regimental number7/62
AddressWai-iti Road, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs Agnes W Hay, Wai-iti Road, Timaru
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 16), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William and Agnes Hay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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