Private

Gordon Edgar Hitch

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Watson and Isabella Hitch, of Timaru, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
62871
Name:
Gordon Edgar Hitch
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Watson Hitch (father), King Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Dental mechanic
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
24 October 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 February 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 100
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Gordon Edgar Hitch
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