Hedley Charlie ARTHUR

Regimental number10/792
Date of birth20 November 1893
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressHawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinC J Arthur, Gonville, Wanganui
Previous military service11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date12 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 rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 7 August 1915
Place of burialGibraltar (North Front) Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3044)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 15 March 1915, of inattention during parade: awarded 1 day confined to barracks.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 25 June 1915, and discharged to unit the same day (denture repair).

Admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 27 July 1915, and transferred to Hospital Ship the same day (febrile).

Died of enteric fever, Central Hospital, Gibraltar, 7 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1
Age at death22