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David De Venny HUNTER

Place of birthBanbridge, Ireland
Other NamesHUNTER, David De Vinny~
SchoolNewington College, Sydney, New South Wales
Age on arrival in AustraliaAs an infa
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClergyman
AddressThe Parsonage, Ballina, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs Marion Hunter, The Parsonage, Ballina, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentChaplain
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 16), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
185
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane HUNTER (nee De Venny); husband of Marion HUNTER, 'Girrawheen', Pyrmont Street, Ashfield, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as David De Vinny HUNTER.

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