HUNGERFORD, Hubert Reginald
| Service Number: | 5351 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Book Keeper |
| Died: | Old age?, Sydney, NSW, 16 June 1967 |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5351, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5351, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5351, 18th Infantry Battalion, MD due to poor sight |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Hubert Reginald HUNGERFORD,
Regimental Number: 5351
Unit Name: 18th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Address: 'Glendruid', Duntroon Street, Hurlstone Park, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 24 years and 8 months
Enlistment Date and Place:
10 August 1915, Holdsworthy, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Emanuel Becher Hungerford, 'Glendruid', Duntroon Street, Hurlstone Park, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire, on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 18th Battalion
Campaigns Served: Western Front
War Service/Promotions: Disembarked at Plymouth, Devon, England, 13 October 1916. Taken on Strength on same day in No. 3 Com. Dept. Marched into 5th Training Battalion at Rollestone, Wiltshire, England, on 4 November 1916. To be acting Sergeant on 15 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France per Princess Henrietta, on 13 December 1916, and marched in at Etaples, France, on 14 December 1916. To be Acting Corporal on 16 December 1916. Joined 18th Battalion, France on 23 January 1917 and reverts to Private on 25 January 1917. To 9th General Hospital, Rouen, France, on 16 February 1917. Then on 17 February to 6th Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France, with defective vision. Departed Le Havre on HS Panama, on 25 February 1917, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, on 26 February 1917. Transferred on 7 April 1917 to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England. Discharged to furlough on 21 June 1917. Back from furlough at Weymouth, England on 8 July 1917. Returned to Australia on 21 July 1917.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HMAT A14 Euripides, 21 July 1917. He married Fanny Emma Marie Humphris, 14 November 1923, St Philip's Church of England, York Street, Sydney, NSW.
Place of Death: 16 June 1967, Sydney, NSW
Place of Burial: Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, NSW – Methodist Section FF, Grave 9
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Dulwich Hill, NSW
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