| Regimental number | 2/2152 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ashburton |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bridge builder |
| Address | Kaitieke Post Office, Main Trunk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 6' 3" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, A L Hesebeck, Raurimu |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 months in Napier Rifles; member, Legion of Frontiersmen, at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No 10), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Wilhelm Adolf Hesebeck, Taradale, Hawke's Bay |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 9 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 8 April 1916. Transferred to 1st Battery, NZ Field Artillery, in the field, 1 September 1916. Appointed Temporary Bombardier, 6 December 1917. Wounded in action, 9 January 1918 (multiple gun shot wounds), and relinquished temporary rank, and admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance;, and admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux; placed on 'dangerously ill' list, 15 January 1918 transferred to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 January 1918; to Ambulance Train No 17, 14 January 1918. Died of wounds, 22 January 1918. War service: 2 years 152 days (of which 837 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794775 |