
| Regimental number | 8/2937 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Nurseryman |
| Address | Dundas Street, North Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss M C Hart, 73 Dundas Street, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Paul Hart, 73 Dundas Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined unit, Moascar, 9 January 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 14 July 1916 (multiple gun shot wounds), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred by Ambulance Train same day to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 35 General Hospital, Calais, 14 July 1916; to England, 16 July 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 17 July 1916; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 8 September 1916; discharged to Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 12 September 1916; taken on strength, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 16 October 1916. Found guilty, 2 November 1916, of being absent without leave, 31 October-1 November 1916: forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Transferred to 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 19 July 1916. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792518 |
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