Hugh Joseph AHERN

Regimental number10/484
Date of birth8 May 1893
Place of birthOtaki, New Zealand
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
AddressOtaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinE Ahern, Post Office, Otaki
Previous military service'C' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment (still serving)
Enlistment date17 August 1914
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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 November 1918
Discharge date16 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Rejoined unit, Ismailia, Egypt, 1 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916.

On leave to United Kingdom, 22 November 1917; rejoined 1st Bn, Wellington Regt, 8 December 1917.

Proceeded to England, 29 September 1918; marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 1 October 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMT 'Ulimaroa', 7 November 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 19 December 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 16 January 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 153 (of which 4 years 65 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death25 December 1961
Age at death68
Place of burialPalmerston North
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269516