Regimental number | 5115 |
Place of birth | Nyngan New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 42 Durblane Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs. S.H. Tipping, 29 Sydney Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal 'For meritorious service and devotion to duty. During the operations at POLYGON WOOD, Eat of YPRES, September 1917, Corporal HUNT was in charge of the advanced Brigade ammunition dump in GLENCORSE WOOD, which came under the enemys barrage line. During the whole of the battle he behaved in the most gallant manner, extinguishing the burning dump on two occasions and leading and directing the supplies of ammunition being pushed forward through very heavy shell fire. It was owing to his intimate knowledge of the forward routes and his extreme coolness under fire, that the supply to the advanced Companies was maintained throughout the earlier and most severe portion of the fighting.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |