Edward HUNT

Regimental number10/33
Date of birth23 December 1890
Place of birthOkain's Bay, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMangaramarama
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 6"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Hunt, Mangaramarama, Pahiatua
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
Other detailsAlso enlisted for home service in the NZ Army in WWII, served between January and May 1942.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Family/military connectionsBrother: 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death17 August 1973 , Napier
Age at death82
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24060138