Regimental number | 1690 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Lady Barron, Flinders Island, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas John Gunter, Lady Barron, Flinders Island |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1691 Gunner Frank GUNTER, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Married Jessie S. Archibald, spinster, aged 24, 17 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Napier', 23 December 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 February 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 26 April 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GUNTER Philip David |