Kenneth Newman HUNT

Regimental number6/1882
Date of birth30 April 1891
Place of birthMotueka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMotueka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation213.8
Height5' 9.75"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Newman Hunt, Motueka, Nelson
Previous military serviceServed in 12th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. Previouslky rejected for enlistment on account of bad throat.
Enlistment date7 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave No 21), Alexandria, Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Newman Hunt and Emma Hunt
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Sent to hospital Gallipoli, 28 July 1915; admitted to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 6 August 1915.

Died of enteric fever, 8 August 1915.

War service: 214 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18051081