Robert HUNTER

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Service Number:	1079
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roseneath, Scotland, UK, 1872
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cab proprietor
Died:	Died of wounds, Calais, France, 26 July 1916
Cemetery:	Calais Southern Cemetery, France Plot E, Row 3, Grave No. 8, Calais Southern Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Arnold Street Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Federated Mining Employees Association No. 1 Bendigo Branch Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square District

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 30th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1079, 30th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1079, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
20 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to head (fractured skull). Evacuated to 35th General Hospital at Calais, however died of wounds 26 July 1916.

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