| Regimental number | 24433 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Hannagan, Athol Place, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 1 year in Royal Naval Reserve; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlist,ment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcement, J Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Bridget Hannagan, 97A Harrow Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 19167, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916. Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Etaples, 18 November 1916 (scabies); attached to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 November 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Found guilty, 19 February 1917, of loss of 1 box respirator: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and ordered to pay replacement cost of 5/-. Attached to 5th (NZ) Light Railway Operating Section, 20 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 April 1917. Found guilty, 25 April 1917, of not complying with an order in that he, after having been ordered to leave the Sergeants' Mess, did no do so: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Detached to Headquarters, 2nd NZ Infantry Brigade, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 10 June 1917. Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 18 June 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to unit, 22 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 24 June 1917. Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 4 September 1917 (influenza); rejoined Bn, 8 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing believed killed, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791161 |