8/751 Private Alfred Richard Hayward, (20/8/1892-1/5/1915). "constantly shelled"

Private Alfred Richard Hayward (Otago Infantry Battalion), whose death from wounds was announced on Tuesday, was wounded at the Dardanelles on April 27th, and died at Alexandria on May 1st. He was the second son of Mr John Hayward, of Caversham, and a nephew of Mr William Hayward, of Christchurch, and was in his 23rd year. He was born at Caversham, and left there when he was a year old for Invercargill, where he received his education at the Middle School. He joined the Railway Department, and was fireman on the Glenham train when he left to go into the Expeditionary camp at Tahuna Park.  -Press, 7/5/1915.

Alfred Hayward died two days after the Otago Regiment landed on the shores of Gallipoli peninsula.  As the relevant paragraphs of the Otagos' Official History shows, it was a dangerous place from the start:

The efforts made to effect a reorganisation of units had so far been attended with but small success, and the persistent attacks, repeated by the Turks during the 27th, still prevented any advance being made in this direction. Orders were now issued allotting to the New Zealand Infantry Brigade the left section of the line extending from the sea to where the left of Colonel Monash's section ended at the head of Shrapnel Valley. Otago Battalion was to move up the nullah north of the Plateau, thus prolonging the Australian line to the left until a junction was formed with the right of Canterbury Battalion. This was effected during the afternoon and evening of the 27th, the Battalion, with 4th Company acting as a screen, moving up Monash Gully, and taking up its position in defence of Plugge's Plateau.

The enemy's attacks, supported by artillery fire, had been renewed at daybreak on the 27th, and the ridges sloping north-west and south-west to the beach were consistently shelled, By 9 a.m. an attack had developed strongly against the left, at Walker's Ridge, and centre, but was beaten back with loss to the enemy. A desultory fire was maintained throughout the night of the 27th, and frequently the enemy worked up close to our line, but on each occasion was repulsed by rapid rifle fire, — even if the anxieties of the night and the newness of the troops at times led to the expenditure of a great deal more ammunition than was necessary.

Rarely, Alfred's Army record does not detail the wounds from which he died.  He would have been evacuated by hospital ship and settled into the military hospital at Alexandria, Egypt, where he died.

Southern Cemetery, Dunedin.