Otto Louis HAHN

Regimental number6/830
Date of birth2 October 1891
Place of birthEast Oxford, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressRangiora
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.10
Height5' 8.75"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs L Hahn, High Street, East Oxford, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Volunteers; 2 years in the Territorial Force; serving in 13th Regiment Reserves at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentRangiora
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit13th (Canterbury-Westland) Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis and Augusta Hahn, 99 Salisbury Street, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted Sergeant, Gallipoli, 5 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 May 1915.

War service: 263 days (of which 223 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16789998

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