brigadier general sir october march officer served second boer war world war later served administrator western worked imperial war graves commission hart volunteered ninth new zealand south african contingent raised service south_africa second boer war time contingent arrived south_africa war largely saw extensive action world war volunteer gallipoli western end war advanced rank brigadier general commanding number brigades trained lawyer war hart returned new_zealand resume legal practice discharge later served administrator western services role worked middle_east imperial war graves commission task difficult outbreak second world war subsequent fighting region following retirement late involved died home march early life hart born small community near region father william farm grandson time premier south_australia children educated firstly finishing formal education worked uncle land broker studying hart brother walter travelled south_africa service fourth contingent second boer war inspired hart volunteer application declined brother george successfully enlisted ninth contingent minimum age volunteers age enlist time reached south_africa april war effectively discharged july rank lance sergeant travelled england instead returning new_zealand rest contingent hart eventually returned new_zealand early shortly return married daughter farmer couple children died infancy resumed working uncle business eventually director company pursue career commenced legal studies qualified solicitor partner practice joined previous year hart active volunteer force common practice men unit elect officers directed superiors vote certain candidates hart duly elected lieutenant abolished replaced organised like conventional military chose continue service regarded superiors promoted captain promoted major following year youngest officer rank battalion serving regiment world war broke world war following outbreak world war hart immediately volunteered raised service war britain behalf appointed second command lieutenant colonel battalion embarked wellington october egypt arrival primarily engaged training deployed suez_canal late january support indian troops stationed guard rumoured turkish attack weeks duty ensued battalion returning cairo gallipoli stage war allied forces preparing plan conceived lord admiralty winston_churchill seize control dardanelles leave turkish capital constantinople vulnerable attack new_zealand command major general commander formed campaign hart battalion attached infantry brigades australian 4th brigade formed bulk division april division embarked gallipoli landed afternoon april way plateau battalion involved defending turkish attacks walker ridge april hart wounded thigh supervising establishment defensive positions wounds necessitated evacuation alexandria following day later awarded distinguished service order leadership battalion action hart promoted lieutenant colonel recovering wounds england returned dardanelles september commander having killed action early august battalion battle remained line manning positions apex near rest battalion transferred greek island september period rest built reinforcements new_zealand hart commanded brigade day period nominal commander brigadier general hospitalised hart led battalion gallipoli early november returned positions apex major offensive operations conducted return battalion eventually evacuated peninsula december hart unit leave december western returning egypt hart heavily involved training command included substantial number replacements required number experienced officers non commissioned officers help formation 2nd battalion subsequently designated reformed brigade infantry brigades newly formed intended service western duly shipped france april division initially based near hart battalion manning trenches sector battalion contend artillery attacks raids opposing germans hart organised counter raid conducted battalion successfully executed july division remain sector august stage withdrawn use forthcoming offensive september hart led battalion battle subsequent period trenches mentioned despatches work time spells temporary commander brigade leave december january command 3rd new_zealand march hart promoted brigadier general appointed commander newly formed new brigade intended service brief training period england brigade transferred france training period line october saw service successful attack heights known commended services commanding commander major general brigade reserve subsequent battle apart brief period training remain sector january mentioned despatches work line hart commander disbanded february mentioned despatches work line new brigade absorbed soldiers previous command february weeks taking command badly artillery barrage headquarters barrage mixture high explosive gas shells staff temporarily blinded evacuated hospital rear recovering sight took week dispatched south france recovery effects aided temporary presence wife hart returned england placed command new_zealand reserves camp responsible training reinforcements casualties regaining fitness june leadership honoured appointment companion order michael took little personal satisfaction recognition hart duties camp ended july recalled france command 3rd new_zealand led brigade days offensive included action second battle impressed commanding officer russell battle hart headquarters shelled gas previous experience hart found annoying brigade participated capture november difficult assignment presence civilians walled town meant artillery support attack instead small party able scale walls flight germans defending section allowed remainder attacking force enter town quickly surrendered days later mayor presented hart french flag raised town day captured germans armistice ended war hart led brigade germany occupation duties remainder headquarters based near cologne january played host division process men returning new_zealand england week disbanded early february hart twice mentioned despatches period command mid february received orders return new_zealand duly left england march hart arrived home town hero welcome april years day landed gallipoli guest honour held days point acknowledging role played ordinary soldier eventual victory germans contributions eventually discharged late services war subsequently recognised appointment companion order bath french government awarded post war career discharge hart resumed legal work practice months moved family established new law firm involved charity organisation set chapter maintained association military initial spell reserve officers resumed involvement served commander 2nd years eventually returned reserve officers acknowledge long military career awarded appointed honorary colonel old unit bay regiment 17th regiment retired military hart longtime advocate welfare soldiers active organisation later awarded hart gold badge highest honour advocacy behalf servicemen hart applied appointed position administrator controlled new_zealand mandate difficult period colony citizens wanted independence movement particular self determination employed tactics civil means opposing new_zealand administration heavy handed management predecessor resulted deaths movement hart progress improving relationships took position returned financial stability colony struggled great depression hart knight commander order british empire services shortly completing term administrator returning new_zealand july hart accepted position middle_east imperial war graves commission commonwealth war graves commission position usually preserve australian number dead countries buried area new position deputy controller nominally based jerusalem wife initially moved cairo arab revolt palestine march conditions palestine sufficiently improved couple moved jerusalem later joined daughter married british_army officer based jerusalem hart new role involved overseeing memorials established commission middle_east turkey greece ensuring maintenance places required extensive travel duties difficult italy joined second world war june conflict broke middle_east required creation organisation responsible graves allied personnel killed region consequently hart assistant director middle_east addition existing commission duties new position entailed serving officer british_army lieutenant acting rank brigadier set grave registration units new organised relocation existing graves remote areas new work struck personal note nephew killed second battle late early following year hart visited battlefield nearby cemetery establishment partly infrastructure helped place lay flowers nephew grave found work satisfying hart retired commission september wife daughter granddaughter born jerusalem left new_zealand earlier month followed weeks later successor commission arrived work section finished year earlier later life settling hart resumed involvement served spell president district attended overseas conventions 1960s growing argument world war unnecessary conflict speeches community duties continued advocate importance war imperial german aggression attended units including assisted authors histories formations years world war honour 40th anniversary formation hart presented flag given mayor following capture germans age hart involvement community affairs decreased remained physically active regularly playing golf died home march wife having nearly months buried military honours surviving senior officer time death regarded men commanded war superior officers
Herbert Ernest Hart