Anthony Hugh HANMER

Regimental number7/515
Date of birth18 September 1891
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressFerry Road, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.10
Height5' 10.5"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinGeorge Hanmer, Ferry Road, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in 1st Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Ruth Hanmer, 'Tilford', Ferry Road, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Appointed Lance Corporal, Walker's Ridge, 23 June 1915.

Killed in action, 10 August 1915.

War service: 351 days (of which 322 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 1880, File 16791120