Gus HINTZ

Regimental number26/1183
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Hintz, Rongotea
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 22), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: August and Emily Hintz, Rongotea
Family/military connectionsBrother: 51842 Rifleman Amil HINTZ, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 6 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 20