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William Percy HUNTER

Regimental number168
Place of birthLeederville, Western Australia
SchoolJames Street State School, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
Address265 Newcastle Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susan Harriet Butler, 265 Newcastle Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military service88th Infantry; Served in the 88th Infantry, Perth.
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A 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 14 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death21.4
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. I), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Susan HARRIET and James BUTLER (Stepfather), 204 Subiaco Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsFather J R Butler DCM won at Messines.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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