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John Sydney HUNTER

Regimental number5774
Date of birth19 December 1896
Place of birthEudunda, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressSaddleworth, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.4
Height5' 10.5"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Hunter, Eudunda, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 April 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5690
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 December 1918
Discharge date22 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Takada', 24 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left thigh), Adelaide, 22 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 June 1980
Age at death83
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUNTER John Sydney

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