Herbert Walter HARE

Regimental number45863
Date of birth15 July 1889
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationForeman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss C Hare, 25 Gower Road, Forest Gate, London E, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 January 1917
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XVII, Row G, Grave No 9), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Anna Hare, Forest Gate, Essex, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; returned to Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, Australia, 2 May 1917; re-embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791611