
| Regimental number | 10/33 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Okain's Bay, Canterbury |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mangaramarama |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.8 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Hunt, Mangaramarama, Pahiatua |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Also enlisted for home service in the NZ Army in WWII, served between January and May 1942. |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 10/32 Private William Klein HUNT, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion, killed in action, 8 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, Dardanelles, date not stated (gunshot wound, hand); admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 12 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 17 May 1915. Embarked for Dardanelles, 16 June 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 22 June 1916. Wounded in action, Anzac, 26 July 1915 (fall of bomb proof shelter resulting in fractured pelvis); admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 26 July 1915; transferred to Hospital Ship, date not stated; to Cottonera Hospital, Malta, 31 July 1915; embarked for England, 18 August 1915; to American Woman's War Hospital, Paignton, 26 August 1915; discharged to furlough, 20 October 1915; marched into depot, 24 November 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 3 February 1916; discharged, 5 March 1916. Total war service: 1 year 200 days (of which 1 year 144 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 82 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24060138 |
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