George William Thomas HEGAN

Regimental number32332
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, Joseph Hegan, 38 Sherborne Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitG Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 6 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialSucrerie Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No 3), Colincamps, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Catherine Hegan
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 29

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