James Reynolds HANNA

Regimental number24111
Date of birth3 October 1895
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCoachbuilder
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 5.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Hanna, 5 Hutcheson Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in 1st Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Joseph and Sarah Hanna, 370 Worcester Street, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916.

Reverted to the ranks, Sling Camp, 28 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 6 February 1917.

Admitted to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 April 1917 (scabies); rejoined Bn, 5 May 1917.

Found guilty, 7 May 1917, of being absent from parade when warned for duty: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Detached to 2nd Army Rest Camp, 26 August 1917; rejoined Bn, 8 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791135