John Hunter

  • Military Medal for Acts of Gallantry
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 13 March 1892, Riverton, Invercargill, New Zealand
  • Died 26 March 1967, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Last rank Sergeant
  • Service number Aug-32
  • Served In 9th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Joseph Hunter (father), Riverton, Southland
  • Pre-war occupation Labourer, Hamilton & Co.
  • ReligionPresbyterian
  • Enlisted19 October 1915, Trentham
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 37 Maunganui, departed 8 January 1916, Wellington, disembarked 8 February 1916, Suez Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917-1918
  • Periods of serviceone year 52 days in New Zealand and three years 17 days overseas in Egypt and Western Europe. Total service of four years and 69 days
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Ruahine, 21 January 1919
  • Discharged26 December 1919 in consequence of being no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action
  • AwardedMilitary Medal for Gallantry in field, British War Medal and Victory Medal
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