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William HUNTER

Regimental number830
Place of birthShetland Islands, England
SchoolBressey Island Public School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressArlington Avenue, South Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Peter Hunter, Girdeschool Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Previous military service88th Infantry
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 18), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Ann HUNTER, James Street, Carnoustie, Scotland. Native of Shetland Islands
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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