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Trooper Hedley Charles Green
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TitleTrooper Hedley Charles GreenAlternative NameHeadly CharlesSummaryA soldier in World War One. DescriptionHedley was born 5 September 1894, son of William and Emma Green, of Hawkins, Canterbury. He attended Coalgate School and before enlisting he was a Railway Cadet, living in Christchurch. He had previous military experience having served with the Railway Engineers Corps. He was 5ft 5 ¾in tall with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair.
Hedley enlisted 15 June 1915 and was assigned to the 16th Reinforcements. He was transferred to Medical Corps Records Department on 4 September then to the Hospital Records staff on 23 October after which he was transferred to the Quartermaster’s Stores on 20 January as a Sergeant. However at his own request he reverted to the rank of Private and was finally transferred to the Machine Gun Section on 24 June 1916. He embarked on board the Moeraki on 10 August 1916 then transshipped to the Mooltan at Sydney for Suez. He disembarked at Suez 21st September 1916 and joined his unit on 29th October 1916. He suffered serious gun-shot wounds to his legs on 19 April 1917 during the Second Battle of Gaza which was fought between 17 to 19 April 1917. He died of his wounds on 21 April 1917, aged just 23 and is buried in the Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Palestine. In New Zealand Hedley is remembered on the Malvern County War Memorial.
On 28 February 1917, the cavalry of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force entered Khan Yunus, midway between the Egyptian border and Deir el Belah causing the Turks to withdraw to Gaza and Beersheba. The railway was pushed forward to Deir el Belah, which became the railhead in April 1917, and an aerodrome and camps were established there. The cemetery was begun towards the end of March and remained in use until March 1919. Most of the burials were made either from field ambulances from March to June 1917, or from the 53rd, 54th, 66th and 74th Casualty Clearing Stations, and the 69th General Hospital, from April 1917 until the Armistice with Turkey. A number of graves, the majority of which were originally at Khan Yunus, were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice. The cemetery contains 724 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.First NameHedley CharlesLast NameGreenFamilySingleSon of William and Emma Green, of Hawkins, CanterburyDate of Birth5 September 1894Place of BirthHawkins, SelwynDate of Death21 April 1917Place of DeathPalestineCause of DeathDied of woundsAge at Death23
Hedley enlisted 15 June 1915 and was assigned to the 16th Reinforcements. He was transferred to Medical Corps Records Department on 4 September then to the Hospital Records staff on 23 October after which he was transferred to the Quartermaster’s Stores on 20 January as a Sergeant. However at his own request he reverted to the rank of Private and was finally transferred to the Machine Gun Section on 24 June 1916. He embarked on board the Moeraki on 10 August 1916 then transshipped to the Mooltan at Sydney for Suez. He disembarked at Suez 21st September 1916 and joined his unit on 29th October 1916. He suffered serious gun-shot wounds to his legs on 19 April 1917 during the Second Battle of Gaza which was fought between 17 to 19 April 1917. He died of his wounds on 21 April 1917, aged just 23 and is buried in the Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Palestine. In New Zealand Hedley is remembered on the Malvern County War Memorial.
On 28 February 1917, the cavalry of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force entered Khan Yunus, midway between the Egyptian border and Deir el Belah causing the Turks to withdraw to Gaza and Beersheba. The railway was pushed forward to Deir el Belah, which became the railhead in April 1917, and an aerodrome and camps were established there. The cemetery was begun towards the end of March and remained in use until March 1919. Most of the burials were made either from field ambulances from March to June 1917, or from the 53rd, 54th, 66th and 74th Casualty Clearing Stations, and the 69th General Hospital, from April 1917 until the Armistice with Turkey. A number of graves, the majority of which were originally at Khan Yunus, were brought into the cemetery after the Armistice. The cemetery contains 724 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.First NameHedley CharlesLast NameGreenFamilySingleSon of William and Emma Green, of Hawkins, CanterburyDate of Birth5 September 1894Place of BirthHawkins, SelwynDate of Death21 April 1917Place of DeathPalestineCause of DeathDied of woundsAge at Death23
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CollectionSoldiers of Selwyn World War OneImageMalvern War MemorialMore InformationAuckland War Memorial Cenotaph
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Memorial or CemeteryDeir El Belah War CemeteryMalvern County War MemorialRegiment or ServiceNew Zealand Mounted Machine Gun SquadronEnlistment Details15th June 1915Service Number17069 TransportMoerakiMooltanReinforcement16th ReinforcementsCountryNew Zealand
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Researched ByL. M. Seaton
Trooper Hedley Charles Green. Selwyn Stories, accessed 15/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/289