Regimental number | 4816 |
Place of birth | Kingcarden, Scotland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 7 Essex Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Hunter, 7 Essex Street, Yarraville, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Proceeded to 58th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 April 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103, 'Buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HUNTER John
Red Cross file 1390813 |