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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Lance Corporal Anthony Hugh Hanmer |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Anthony Hugh |
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| Surname: |
Hanmer |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
7/515 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: |
George Hanmer, Ferry Road, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Ferry Road, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Tahiti or Athenic |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914) |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
299 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
10 August 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
4. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of George and Ruth Hanmer, of "Tilford," Ferry Road, Christchurch.
- "Will be remembered for many years to come for his athletic ability. He was among the first to leave New Zealand, and while in charge of a machine gun on Chunuk Bair, fell a victim to a sniper on August 10th, 1915." (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School])
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait, civilian dress
- Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
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| Further References: |
- In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School], Wanganui Chronicle Co. Ltd. [printer], Wanganui, 1919[?]
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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