Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.125
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour31D GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

 

Family :

Son of Anthony Todd Hedley and Jeannie G. Hedley, of Ford St., Opotiki, Thames.

Education & Career :

Farmer, Opotiki (1912).

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. 

Action : Gallipoli 

The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.

Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Opotiki No. 1930 E.C.New Zealand (North Island)

Initiated
Passed
Raised
1st March 1912
29th March 1912
26th April 1912
 

Source :

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