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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Joseph Hunter |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John Joseph |
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| Surname: |
Hunter |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
49153 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Thames, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Hairdresser |
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| Next of Kin: |
G.J. Hunter (father), Bethune Street, Hastings, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
26th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
9 June 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 85 |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
66 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
8 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Le Quesnoy, France |
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| Date of Death: |
4 November 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
I. B. 18. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
John Hunter was the son of Mr. G. I. Hunter, of Lovedale Road, Hastings, New Zealand, and the late Emma Hunter. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
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