Regimental number | 2087 |
Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland |
School | Albert State School, Maryborough, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mary Street, Maryborough, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr John Hunter, Mary Street, Maryborough, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2807 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Deceased offered himself to the AIF three times in his home town Maryborough but was rejected owing to varicose veins. Finally he went to Bundaberg and succeeded in joining. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 4), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth HUNTER, Mary Street, Maryborough, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 451 Sergeant Robert Alexander HUNTER MM, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |