John HUNTER

Regimental number10/108
Date of birth9 September 1892
Place of birthWellington
True NameMILLWARD, James Arthur
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressEparamia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.11
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Hunter, c/o Campbell, Grocer, Riddiford Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceWainui Mounted Rifle Club (left district)
Enlistment date17 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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 9 March 1915, of being drunk and resisting picquet: awarded 28 days' detention.

Admitted to No.2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 14 June 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to No.24 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 21 June 1915 (diarrhoea and rheumatism); to HS 'Alrwich Castle, 4 July 1915 (rheumatism); to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 7 July 1915; to Australia and New Zealand Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 30 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on war service), 3 November 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 80 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 September 1970 , Masterton
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18051239