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Herbert Humphreys HUNTER

Date of birth18 November 1881
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolMelbourne Church of England Grammar School, Victoria
Other trainingMelbourne University and University of Pennsylvania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDentist
AddressShort Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinBrother, F C Hunter, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name7th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 May 1915
Place of death or woundingCape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death8 May 1915
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: George Frederick (d. 12 February 1912; bu. Bendigo) and Elizabeth HUNTER. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Family/military connectionsNephew: 10421 Gunner Cedric Evan HUNTER, died of wounds, 27 August 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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