Arthur Grenville HUME

Regimental number10/1853
Date of birth2 October 1872
Place of birthIsle of Wight, England
SchoolWanganui Collegiate School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
Address5 Harbour View, Wellington
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 11"
Weight180 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A C Hume, c/o Mrs Rogers, 8 Kensington, Bath, England
Previous military serviceServed in Royan Naval Reserve and in NZ Garrison Artillery (promoted Major, 12 February 1913); still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date22 December 1914
Rank on embarkationMajor
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankMajor
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Colonel Hume (late Cameron Highlanders); Husband of Amy Charlotte Graham (formerly Hume), 36 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Taken on strength of Division, 8 June 1915, and posted to Auckland Infantry Regiment, Gallipoli.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 1 year 230 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22203911