Regimental number | 1677 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Tamworth, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Robert Hunter, Hunterville, Kelvin Parade, Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Armidale, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Camel Corps November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Discharged |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, from Isolation Camp, 16 February 1917; transferred to 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 17 February 1917. Attached for duty to 4th Light Horse Brigade Headquarters, Ferry Post, 25 February 1917. Taken on strength, 12th Light Horse Regiment, El Arish, 3 April 1917. Detached to Divisional Headquarters, Belah, 8 February 1918; rejoined Regiment, 23 February 1918. Admitted to Rest Camp, Port Said, 26 February 1918; rejoined Regiment, 10 March 1918. Admitted to 65th Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusalem, 17 May 1918 (anaemia); transferred to 75th Casualty Clearing Station, 17-18 May 1918; to 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 18 May 1918; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 29 May 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 30 May 1918; to Divisional Rest Camp, 16 August 1918; to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 1 September 1918; to 12th Light Horse Regiment, 5 October 1918; rejoined Regiment, 27 October 1918. Embarked on board HT 'Caledonia' from Port Said for United Kingdom leave, 1 May 1919. Discharged in London (demobilised), 24 July 1919. Total war service: 3 years 37 days (of which 2 years 231 days were abroad) Father wrote to GOC, AIF, London, 15 June 1919, requesting his son's discharge: 'He is presently under age, being 20 years & 5 months old, having enlisted at the age of 17 without my permission. ' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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