Arthur HUNTER

Regimental number12/1675
Date of birth15 December 1890
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressPukeatua
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Arthur Hunter, Stuartfield, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Gordon Highlanders, British Army; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Barbara Hunter, Stuartfield, Mintlaw, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18051159