Gunner

Herbert August Leonard Hillmer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ferdinand and Augusta Hillmer, of 166, Church St., Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1863
Name:
Herbert August Leonard Hillmer
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
25 January 1888
Place of Birth: 
Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Miss Theresa Hillmer (sister), Ohingaiti, Main Trunk Line, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ohingaiti, Main Trunk Line, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 40
Vessel:
Dalmore
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
L. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Herbert August Leonard Hillmer
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