Samuel Herbert Hunter

Trooper

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Frank and Mary Alice Hunter, of Castlemaine, Victoria; husband of Maud Mary Hunter, of 23, Creek St., Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Served in Egypt, 1916-17.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"At the inquest on Samuel Herbert Hunter, a discharged soldier, found dead on the Town Belt plantation, the evidence showed that death was caused by inflammation of the heart, due to a large clot of blood."

[Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17175, 31 December 1917, Page 5]

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Casualty

Service Number:

16407

Name:

Samuel Herbert Hunter

Rank:

Trooper

Date of Birth:

Not known

Place of Birth:

Australia

Next of Kin:

Mrs Samuel Herbert Hunter (wife), Loddon Bridge, Kerang, Victoria, Australia

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Bushman

Unit:

NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

28 December 1917

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

05 October 1916

Transport:

Manuka 5 October 1916

Vessel:

Manuka

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Rotorua Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Section 37. Block 1. Lot 17.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand