Regimental number | 1054 |
Place of birth | Kilmore, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | 240 Madeline Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, John Hunt, 240 Madeline Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex Wandilla, 7 December 1915. Admitted to No 8 Field Hospital Serapeum, 6 February 1916 (orchitis); transferred to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, Serapeum, 7 February 1916; to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 7 February 1916 (parotitis); to base hospital per No 4 Base Hospital Train, 8 February 1916; admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 8 February 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty, 29 February 1916, and marched in Overseas Base, Ghezireh; rejoined 31st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 5 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Now reported killed in action 20 July 1916 after disc transmitted from A.O.K. 6, 3 October 1916. An undated translated letter from Germany: 'Iden: disc handed over by Intell: Officer of 6th Army H.Qrs. 17/8/16. Herewith is confirmed a Death Card according to which Australian Prisoner of War Pte. T.V. Hunt, Iden: disc 1054, of 31st Battalion, R.C., died on 20 July 1916.' Handwritten note on the bottom of B.103 states: 'buried in the vicinity of Fleurbaix, Sh[eet] 36 NW.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Brother's address subsequently 133 Grafton Street, Carlton, Victoria. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HUNT Thomas Vincent
Red Cross File No 1390711 |