Robert William HUNTER

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HUNTER, Robert William

Service Number:	1103
Enlisted:	16 November 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, 25 December 1895
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Scotch College
Occupation:	Electrical engineer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 23 April 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot VI. A. 8.
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World War 1 Service

16 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1103, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
7 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal
16 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1103, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1103, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
5 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion
23 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-23

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"Robert Hunter was born on 25 December 1895 in Port Melbourne, Victoria. His parents were Daniel Ross and Christina (née Gibson) Hunter. He attended Scotch from 1910 to 1911. Robert was Class Captain of Remove B in 1911. Robert was an electrical engineer when he enlisted on 16 November 1915 in Melbourne. He served in the 37th Battalion with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. His Regimental Number was 1103. Robert died on 23 April 1917 at Armentieres, France. He was 21 years of age..." - READ MORE LINK (www.scotch.vic.edu.au)

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