| Regimental number | 3784 |
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
| School | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria |
| Other training | International Correspondence School |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Hodgson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R Hunter, Hodgson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in Bairnsdale State School Cadets and 48th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 21.10 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: robert and Esther HUNTER, Hodgson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Native of Geelong, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed to be Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1390907, 2035 Pte S.L. DUMONT, 59th Bn (patient, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England), 23 April 1917: 'I had a letter from Hunter's people saying that they heard from his Lieut. stating that Hunter had been killed. He said that he was wounded and drowned at Fleurbaix on July 19th. The letter did not state the Lieut's name. Hunter's people have gone into mourning for him.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HUNTER Reginald Arthur
Red Cross file 1390907 |
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