George Simpson HACKETT

Regimental number55846
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Hackett, Gibson Street, Aramoho
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Specialist Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of two ships members of the Specialist Company in the 31st Reinforcements embarked: HMNZT HMNZT No 97 'Tahiti', embarked Wellington, 16 November 1917, or HMNZT No 95 'Willochara', embarked Wellington, 22 November 1917.
Final rankDriver
Final unitMotor Transport Company, New Zealand Army Service Corps
FateDied of disease 11 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialCologne Southern Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 1), Germany
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Edward and Elizabeth Hackett, Bull Street, Aramoho
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 19