Basil Benjamin HUNTER

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Service Number:	3758
Enlisted:	11 August 1915, Place of Enlistment, Holsworthy, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 16 October 1889
Home Town:	Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Died of injuries (self inflicted), France, 1 October 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot 1, Row Q. Grave No 26A.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3758, 1st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Holsworthy, New South Wales.
11 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3758, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3758, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion
1 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3758, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Died from Self Inflicted Wounds.

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