Lance Corporal

Jack Hunter

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Hanita Le Maero and Mako Hanita, of Rakautatahi, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Jack Hunter's real name is Te Apatu Hanita, and according to whānau and Māori Land Court records he was 17 or 18 years old. Jack was the son of Iriwhata Hanita Te Maero and Ataria Mako (Karena) Han... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
19355
Name:
Jack Hunter
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
€” Hunter (father), Takapau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
06 October 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. H. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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