Regimental number | 5474 |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
School | Christain Brothers St Mary's School, St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Joiner |
Address | 63 Argyle Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W G Hunter, 63 Argyle Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Work near Vaire sur Corbie on 6 Auguat 1918. Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Buried at Brigade H Quarters Deboille Wood Flers. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Guard's Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 4), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Emily HUNTER, 63 Argyle Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin of J H Fisher Battalion D Company killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |