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Richard George HUNT

Regimental number5112
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Lithgow, New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationStation hand
Address31 Gerald Street, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, R Hunt, Tank Street, Lithgow, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of disease 5 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Mary HUNT. Native of Sydney

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