HUNT, Arthur
| Service Number: | 3046 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 June 1915, Served as a Corporal in the Boer War & had earned the Queens Medal & 3 Bars.) |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 6 June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jeweller |
| Died: | GSW to knee, 5th Northern General Hospital at Leicester, England, United Kingdom, 13 August 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery, England Row OI, Grave No. 207, Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3046, 7th Infantry Battalion, Served as a Corporal in the Boer War & had earned the Queens Medal & 3 Bars.) | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3046, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3046, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 3046, 59th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3046 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-13 |
Help us honour Arthur Hunt's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
59th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 35 and the son of Thomas and Emma Hunt; husband of Edith Lily Hunt, of Leicester Cottage, Edenlea St., Epping, New South Wales.
Deaths Sep 1916 Hunt Arthur 33 Leicester 7a 249 [age at death recorded as 33]
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 13th August......Arthur Hunt was born in London, England in 1883. Arthur came to Australia when he was 28 years old (according to information supplied by his widow & he also had been a Corporal in the Boer War & had earned the Queens Medal & 3 Bars.)
Arthur Hunt enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 15th June, 1915 as a 32 year old, married, Jeweller from Coburg, Victoria. He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on 29th September, 1915 with the 7th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements.
Private Hunt was promoted to Sergeant on 4th March, 1916 & arrived in France on 29th June, 1916.
Sergeant Hunt was wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916 & invalided to England where he was admitted to 5th Northern General Hospital at Leicester, England on 3rd August, 1916 with GSW wounds (severe) to right knee.
Sergeant Arthur Hunt died on 13th August, 1916 at Northern General Hospital at Leicester, England from wounds received in action in France – amputation of right leg. He was buried in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England where 7 other WW1 Australians are buried. He does not have a headstone but is remembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall in the Cemetery.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/leicester.html
Click images to start slideshow.