James HUNTER

Regimental number10/2436
Date of birth29 March 1892
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Address'Waitangi', Boulcott Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.4
Height5' 5.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Hunter, 98 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year Ambulance Corps, Dunedin; discharged as under required height for Ambulance Corps; served in Samoan Advance; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameSamoan Advance Party, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Joseph Hunter, 98 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 1 year 3 days (of which 301 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18051225