Basil HARTMAN

Regimental number3/255
AddressRemuera Road, Remuera, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss N Hartman, c/o Mrs Jenkinson, Remuera Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Medals

Military Medal

'On June 8th at Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli when a man who was swimming off the shore was hit in the head by a Turk sniper, Pte Hartman swam out to him although the sniper continued to fire, dived and recovered the body of the man.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 11 October 1916

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1