Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Hanna ki a Patrick Hanna, he kaitiaki hotera no Downpatrick, Irish me te whaea whanau o Ahitereiria a Mary Jane, ko te taranata a Hanna mo te toi i arahi ia ki te ako tuhi tohu me te tuhi pakiwaituhi mo te niupepa o Wellington, New Zealand. I uru ia ki te timatanga o te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao hei tangata takitahi i roto i te New Zealand Expeditionary Force i reira i uru ai ia ki te
Te whakaekenga o Hāmoa Tiamana.