Bill HAYDEN

Regimental number10/714
Date of birth17 June 1885
Place of birthEngland
True NameHAYDEN, Monoah
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressEgmont Road, Hillsborough
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.2
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinWalter James Hayden, New Town, Willingham, Cambridge, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 18 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 106), Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice Hayden, Cambridge, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died at sea on board HS 'Rewa' of pneumonia and wounds (gun shot wound, left wrist) sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793364