Joseph Walter Hunter

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Gallipoli Medallion
  • Born 24 November 1889, Riverton, Invercargill, New Zealand
  • Died 10 August 1915, in action, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • Killed In Action 10 August 1915, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • Last rank Corporal
  • Service number 8/1514
  • Served In Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements
  • Next of Kin Joseph Hunter (father), Riverton, Southland
  • Pre-war occupation Labourer, Govt. Survey Department
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted13 December 1914, Otago
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 17, Maunganui, departed 14 February 1915, Wellington, disembarked 26 March 1915, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1915, Balkan 1915 and Gallipoli 1915
  • BuriedChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Panel 14.
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, Gallipoli Medallion, British War Medal and Victory Medal
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