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Stanley Burrill HUNTER

Date of birth--/10/1862; secondary dob: 02/09/1863
Place of birthPaddington, London, England
Other NamesHUNTER, Stanley Burrell
Age on arrival in Australia24
OccupationMining Geologist and Boring
AddressBrighton Beach, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation53
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bessie Hunter, Wolseley Grove, Brighton Beach, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Patea Rifle Volunteers (enlisted 1 November 1881; date of termination of service unknown).
Enlistment date30 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameMining Corps Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal RollMining Corps
Promotions

Captain


Unit: Mining Corps
Promotion date: 29 October 1915

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

Other details from Roll of Honour CircularArrived in Australia from New Zealand
FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Second given name two spellings Burrill and Burrell
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 December 1942
Place of burialFawkner Crematorium, Melbourne

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