Regimental number | 1832 |
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
School | Christs College Grammar School, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | c/o Bank of Australasia, Perth WA |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, George Hanmer, Tilford, Woolston, Christchurch, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Trumpeter |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Joined his regiment at Black Boy Hill camp, and left for the front with the Expeditionery Force of the AIF. Was at the landing at Gallipoli. Was wounded later, and was one of the last to leave at the evacuation. Went to France and was killed by gas poisoning at Bailluil on 29th March, 1918. Buried at Outtersteen Cemetery." Details from Father. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communalo Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 45), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ruth HANMER, "Tilford", Ferry Road, Christchurch, New Zealand |