Albert George HUNT

Regimental number10/875
Date of birth18 February 1891
Place of birthWaiongona
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationContractor
AddressWaihi
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height5' 7"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Hunt, Waiongona, Taranaki
Previous military serviceTerritorials (still serving)
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Charged with, 20 March 1915, of being absent from Commanding Officer's parade, 0800 hours, 20 March 1915: charge dismissed.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Dardanelles, 29 April 1915 (acute diarrhoea), and discharged to duty the same day.

Admitted to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 23 June 1915 (abscess in ear); disembarked Alexandria, ex-HS 'Scotian', 27 June 1915, and transferred to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, the same day (deafness); to Australia and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 8 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service - deafness), 20 November 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 88 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1
Date of death10 October 1962 , Waiongona
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21338669