| Regimental number | 347 |
| Place of birth | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | 89 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 44 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss Caroline Blanche Winter, 89 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | He enlisted in the Soudan War but did not see active service (details from friend); served in the New South Wales for 3 years: left of own accord. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 50 |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916 (influenza); rejoined Bn, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Identification disc received from Germany (German Death List, 4 November 1916). No particulars were afforded except that soldier is deceased. To be reported as KILLED IN ACTION 20/7/16. German report, 2 August 1916: 'austr. Sold. Hunt, T. 32.A.Co. Nr. 347. am 19.7.16 in Gegen Fromelles gefallen.' Mr A.C. Jose, 140 Rose Terrace, Wayville West, South Australia, forwarded to Base Records a cutting from the 'Adelaide Advertiser', 7 September 1917: 'Gave His Life For His Friend. An Australian officer describes the following gallant episode which occurred in the region of Mouquet Farm:- The Australians, who had advanced for several hundred yards, were ordered to dig in. A screen of scouts were sent forward, including a lad named Jose [121 Pte Harrold Newlyn JOSE, 32nd Bn]. He had not gone fifty yards when the German snipers picked him off. Private Hunt immediately went to the assistance of Jose. Hunt was wounded while he was dressing Jose's wounds, but he continued to do so, and then picked up Jose and carried him towards the Australian trench. He was again wounded and stumbled, but he once more picked up the boy. When they were only ten yards fron safety a cowardly German sniper fired a bullet which passed through the hearts of both Jose and Hunt. The Australians brought in the bodies and buried them together.' Note on Red Cross File No 1390710: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal A dispute arose in 1921 between Hunt's former wife and his nominated next of kin, Miss C.B. Winter, his de facto wife nd mother of his ex-nuptial child. Miss Winter 'strongly objected' to the war medals being granted to Hunt's former wife, who had expressed a wish to have them, arguing that she was already divorced by the time he enlisted, and that she (Winter) would have been married except that the 3-month period of the decree nisi to take effect did not expire until after he had embarked. Base Records recommended (memo to Secretary, Department of Defence, 10 June 1921) that the 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal and Memorial Scroll should be allotted in trust for the ex-nuptial child, and that British War Medal with Clasps, Memorial Plaque, and Brochure 'Where the Australians Rest' should go to Mrs Lambert (formerly Hunt). |
| Miscellaneous details | Ex-nuptial daughter: Gladys Annie Hunt Winter, 89 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia; wife (divorced) subsequently remarried, 18 April 1917: Mrs Isabella LAMBERT, Bowden Lane, off Gilles Street, Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Age at death | 50 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HUNT Thomas
Red Cross file 1390710 |
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