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William HUNT

Regimental number4219
Place of birthBungal, Victoria
SchoolBungal State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMount Egerton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, R J Hunt, Mount Egerton, Victoria
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No.13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Margaret HUNT, Mount Egerton, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin to Augald J Ferguson and Robert Banks.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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