James Michael HAGERTY

Regimental number7/64
Date of birth7 January 1890
Place of birthTimaru
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address5 Hugh Street, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 4"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Hagerty, 260 Worcester Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTimaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E. Hagerty, 14 Churchill Street, Christchurch, formerly of Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 27 August 1915.

War service: 1 year 10 days (of which 339 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789962