HUNT, John Morris
| Service Number: | 7011 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dural, NSW, 13 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dural, The Hills Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pertersham Superior Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery VII D 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, North Parramatta Centenary Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Parramatta Leigh Memorial Church Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7011, 19th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 7011, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 7011, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
JOHN MORRIS HUNT, son of Mr. John C. and Mrs. Annie M. Hunt, was born at Dural, near Parramatta, New South Wales, on 13th January, 1894. He was educated at the Petersham Commercial School, and joined the service of the Bank on 14th May, 1910, at Parramatta. In March, 1913, he was transferred to the Pitt Street Branch, and to Penrith, as assistant, in April, 1915.
He enlisted in July, 1917, and joined the 19th Battalion in France, where he was promoted to the rank of corporal.
During the operations in Villers-Bretonneux, in July, 1918, he was one of a night wiring party, and when the work on which they were engaged was on the point of completion, the enemy sent up flares and turned the machine guns on the party. Corporal Hunt was shot in the head and killed instantly.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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