| Regimental number | 2130 |
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
| School | State School No. 1912, Footscray, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carriage builder |
| Address | 21 Henry Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Bunting, 21 Henry Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | St Pol, France |
| Age at death | 32.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Eleanora BUNTING, 23 Henry Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3599 Pte Eric BUNTING, returned to Australia, 25 March 1919; 3837 Sapper David Alexander BUNTING, 2nd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Melbourne, 1 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 14 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; taken on strength, 58th Bn, 14 February 1917. Found guilty, 14 September 1917, of while on active service, between 10 pm and 11.40 pm behaving in a disorderly manner in Transport Lines: awarded 7 days Field Punishment No. 2. On leave to United Kingdom, 24 January 1918; rejoined Bn, 10 February 1918. Killed in action, France, 27 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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