HUNTER, James William
(Service number 47183)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/04/1896 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Hairdresser | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs HUNTER (mother), Waituna Station, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 July 1938 | Age | 42 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James William Hunter was born on 2 April 1896 at Waimate, the son of Alexander Heenan Hunter and his second wife, Ellen née Horgan. His father died the year before James enlisted. Iin April 1918 it was reported that James had been wounded. Perhaps this was when he lost a finger. James was probably a cousin of Alfred Francis Horgan and Benjamin Joseph Horgan who enlisted for World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 January 2017]; Waimate Cemetery burial records (Waimate District Council) [05 January 2017]; New Zealand Herald, 13 April 1918 (Papers Past) [31 December 2016]
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