Regimental number | 5423 |
Place of birth | Cressington, England |
School | Private School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ballendalla, via Rochester, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, T A Bunbury, Ballendalla, via Rochester, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Grandfather served as a Captain in the Queen's Own (50th) West Kent Regiment, British Army. Cousins: Colonel BUNBURY, CB, DSO, Provost Marshal in Paris, 1914; Major GG TAVEY, 17th Leinster Regiment, former Chief Constable of Leeds, and DAQMG on staff, Dublin, during the war. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Irish House Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 1), Kemmel, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Rochester Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Thomas and Laura BUNBURY (d. 24 September 1918; bu. Rochester), 6 Vauclause Street, Brighton, North Victoria. Born in England |