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John Hunter

  • Service number
    South African 4027 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Jack Public - Treena - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 - Family
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
Onehunga Post Office
Left to Right - John (Jack) Hunter (Postman on foot), Jack Hanan (Telegraphist), Jack Williams (Telegraphist), George Joseph Brown (Postmaster), Thomas Henry McKeever (Telegraph Message Boy), J. Harry Whyte (Postman on horse)

Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 626-67

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John Hunter at work

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Hunter AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack Public - Treena - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 - Family
  • Service number
    South African 4027 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 4027 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Letter carrier/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Mount EdenAuckland Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Father was named Alexander Hunter. AWMM
    • Born 23 Oct 1878 to Mercy Maria (nee Dobson 1850 to 1925) and Alexander William Hunter (1836 to 1880)

      Married Mary Ann Hill on 23 August 1905 (1883 to 1954) - daughter of Robert Brash Hill (1852 to 1925) & Johanna (nee McRae 1851 to 1935)

      Tow sons
      Alexander John Steen Hunter (1906 to 1973)
      Robert Hill Hunter (1908 to 1984)

      Died 19 March 1909. Buried at Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga

      Occupation: Letter Carrier - Onehunga Post Office

      Siblings
      William Steen Hunter (1864 - 1866)
      Elizabeth Emily Hunter (1867 - 1885)
      Alexander William Hunter (1869 - 1918) known as Willie
      Mercy Hunter (1871 -)
      James Steen Hunter (1873 - 1946)
      Anna Maria Hunter (1874 -)
      Gilbert Hunter - (1876 - 1951) Service number 2337 AWMM / 7181 AWMM Public - Treena - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 - Family History, Births Deaths & Marriages, Cemetery records
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    19 March 1909 Public - Treena - Direct descendant - 7 April 2024 - NZ Death certificate
  • Age at death
    30 Public - Treena - Direct descendant - 7 April 2024 - NZ Death certificate
  • Place of death
    Onehunga Public - Treena - Direct descendant - 7 April 2024 - NZ Death certificate
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Waikaraka Cemetery
    Ōnehunga, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Treena - Direct descendant - 7 April 2024 - Waikaraka Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Area 1 Block A Lot No 18 Public - Treena - Direct descendant - 7 April 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165187492/john-hunter
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 April 2024TreenaaucklandDirect descendant
22 April 2015TreenaAucklandOther Relative

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