HUNT, Carl
| Service Number: | 2518 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Clarinda Primary School, Clarinda, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cerebro-spinal meningitis, At sea (HMAT Demosthenes A64), 18 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2518, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2518, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2518, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Carl Hunt
Carl Hunt (1897-1916) was a 6th Australian Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements Private. He was born in Cheltenham and then lived in Heatherton. He attended the Clarinda Primary School, and after finishing his schooling, he went to the cane fields of Queensland for four years with his brother.
He enlisted at Melbourne on 31 May 1915—a month after the Gallipoli landings. The 6th was a new battalion raised by the AIF a fortnight after the declaration of war in August 1914 and embarked two months later. After a brief stop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalion proceeded to Egypt and immediately to Hellas at the southernmost tip of the Gallipoli peninsula.
The 7th Reinforcements followed some weeks later.
After withdrawing from Gallipoli, the battalion returned to Egypt. In March 1916, it sailed for France and the Western Front. From then until 1918, the battalion was heavily involved in operations against the German Army.
The battalion's first significant action in France was at Pozieres in the Somme Valley in July 1916.
However, Hunt developed Cerebos-spiral meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord) and remained on the HMAT Demosthenes, where he died on 18 July 1916 and was buried at sea.
His brother Ernest was present at the burial.
Submitted 2 October 2024 by Neil Daly
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Hunt and Elizabeth Jane Hunt nee Butler of Power Street, Dandenong, Victoria. Brother of Ernest Hunt who returned to Australia on 23 July 1919 having served with the 6th Battalion. Ernest was present when his brother was buried at sea
Medals: None issued
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