George Victor HANNA

Regimental number10/775
Date of birth19 June 1890
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionProtestant
OccupationFarmer
AddressHunter Road, Matapu
Marital statusSingle
Height6' 05"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Henry H Hanna, Solicitor, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 9 June 1915
Discharge date13 December 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; discharged (no longer physically fir for War Service on account of wounds and illness received in action and contracted on active service: gun shot wound, head [severe], pulmonary tuberculosis), 13 December 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death23 April 1917
Age at death26
Place of burialLinwood Cemetery, Christchurch
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791130

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