Major

Norman Frederick Hastings

DSO, MiD (WW1), Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (France)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick and Fanny Hastings; husband of Hilda May Hastings, of 83, Hutt Rd., Petone, New Zealand. Served in the South African War.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/61
Name:
Norman Frederick Hastings
Name variation:
Norman Evelyn Hastings (BDM Online)
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
27 July 1879
Place of Birth:
Auckland (registration), New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs N F Hastings (wife), 83 Hutt Road, Petone, Wellington
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
13 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
83 Hutt Road, Petone, Wellington
Place of Enlistment: 
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Employer:
New Zealand Railways Department
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles, 6 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. B. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Norman Frederick Hastings
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