Regimental number | 5029 |
Place of birth | Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | Sydney |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Gunter, 7 Lymerston Street, Tempe, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the 35th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 10 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; taken on strength, 35th bn, in the field, 1 January 1918. Wounded in action, 5 March 1918 (gun shot wounds, both hands and legs), and admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 59th General Hospital, St Omer, 28 March 1918; to England, 6 April 1918, and admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham (left leg amputated below the knee; shrapnel wound, right leg; amputated one finger on each hand); transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 31 May 1918; discharged on furlough, 15 March 1919, to report to hospital on expiry of leave, 29 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HT 'Wandilla', 31 March 1919 (amputated left leg); arrived Melbourne, 18 May 1919, to disembark Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 19 April 1921. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GUNTER William Clavering |