John HARDY

Regimental number24102
Date of birth10 May 1889
Place of birthTaradale, Hawke's Bay
SchoolDistrict High School, Hastings
OccupationBank officer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Ann Hardy, Grey's Road, Hastings
Rank on embarkationSergeant
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 unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Hastings branch, 21 June 1907. Transferred to Wellington branch, February 1909 (promoted ledger keeper); to Dannevirke branch, October 1912; to Invercargill branch, April 1913; to Timaru branch, October 1914.
FateDied of wounds 28 July 1917
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No 17), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr G. and Mrs E.A. Hardy, 510 Fitzroy Avenue, Hastings
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 10
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 169.

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