Regimental number | 3327 |
Place of birth | Warwick, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Pastrycook |
Address | Ruthven and Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John George Hungerford, Ruthven and Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 6014 Pte Francis Cecil HUNGERFORD, Australian Corps Signal Company, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919; 1085 Corporal Sydney Gordon HUNGERFORD, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Proceeded to join 53rd Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; taken on strength 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, 18 March 1916, of neglecting to obey an order on 12 March 1916; awarded 5 days' confined to barracks. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Translation of German report, 3 November 1919, 'Iden: Disc handed over by Intell: Officer with 6th Army H.Q. 12/10/16[.] Australian Pte. Hungerford, 3327, 53rd Bn. fell in the neighbourhood of Fromelles 19/7/16'. Report from Australian Red Cross, Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau, 15 October 1920, 'Hungerford, G. W. 3327 A.4. 1. Co. Fell on 19.7.16 at Fromelles[.] Reported by N.O. of Army Headquarters 6. on 3.18.16 [sic]. Final German Death List, B'. Red Cross File No 1390509: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2011) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Father's subsequent addresses: 'Jesmondene', Bridge Street, Toowoomba, Queensland; then 58/50 Harris Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland (29 May 1922); then Arthur Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HUNGERFORD George William
Red Cross File No 1390509 |