Cenotaph : 6725

Cenotaph ID: 
6725
Rank Last Held: 
Lance Corporal|Sergeant
Forenames: 
Alfred Ernest
Surname: 
Hedges
Alias: 
Bombardier|Bomby
Conflict: 
Serial Number: 
60|32565
Date of Birth: 
13 December 1874
Place of Birth: 
Sandon, Manawatu, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
Unknown|Shakespeare Wharf, Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Farmer|Secretary to the Diocese of Nelson
Embarkation Body: 
1st Contingent|New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Date: 
1970-01-01 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Durban, South Africa|Devonport, England
Vessel: 
Waiwera|Willochra
Nominal Roll Number: 
66
Page on Nominal Roll: 
9
Religion: 
Church of England
Age at Death: 
41
Date of Death: 
13 December 1917
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
No 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, in the field France or Belgium
Cause of Death: 
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name: 
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference: 
XXVII. DD. 12
Archives NZ Reference: 
R20520713
First Rank: 
Private|Sergeant Major
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Sarah Hedges (mother), 25 Barnard Street, Timaru, New Zealand|Mrs Grace C. Hedges (wife), 118 Dixon Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: 
N/A|HMNZT 85
Marital Status: 
Single|Married
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Mounted Rifles|Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion
Cenotaph CID: 
C6725

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