James HARTNETT

Regimental number8/397
AddressPrincess Hotel, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Mrs N Page, Tasmania, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 November 1916
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 32), France
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body