Klein HUNT

Regimental number10/32
Date of birth16 April 1894
Place of birthOkain's Bay, Canterbury
True NameHUNT, William Klien
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMangaramarama
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.3
Height5' 5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Hunt, Mangaramarama, Pahiatua
Previous military serviceNil
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 unit17th (Ruahine) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Edward and Annie Hunt, Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/33 Private Edward HUNT, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion, returned to New Zealand, 16 December 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, 27 April 1915 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 17 May 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to rejoin unit, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915; rejoined unit, 4 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 355 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18051082