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William Francis Hynes

1880-1919

Unit

6th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37654

About

Born in New Zealand

14 June 1880
Parents

Mother

Elizabeth Mary Hynes

Father

John Francis Hynes

Settled in New Zealand

1880
Residence

Hometown

Arthurs Pass
Work

Occupation

Miner

Employer

Public Works Department
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 38

28 March 1919

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 188805 W5541 43/0058701, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.69, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “William Francis Hynes (1880-1919)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/405

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