HUNN, Sydney Arthur
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps Headquarters |
| Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, 30 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Buyer |
| Died: | 23 February 1942, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Corps Headquarters | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Officer, 5th Division Headquarters | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
French Croix de Guerre Recommendation - 2 September 1918
As G.S.O.II Intelligence he has been tireless in his efforts to collect and set in order every particle of information. His work and administration of his department have assisted materially towards the success of recent operations.
Submitted 30 November 2014
Officer of the Order of the British Empire Recommendation - 27 September 1918
This officer has, since the Spring of this year, been G.S.O.2 (Intelligence) of the Corps. He has worked throughout the period in a most self sacrificing manner, and the success of the defending by the Corps, of AMIENS in the early Summer and the battle of 8th August and succeeding days, and the advance to the Somme, has been a great part due to the careful collection and presentation of every particle of useful information.
Submitted 30 November 2014
MID Recommendation - 20 September 1917
This Officer has worked most energetically and consistently at Intelligence, both in and out of the line. It is due to him that the Intelligence organisation in the Division is so thorough, and has gained such excellent results.
Submitted 30 November 2014
Biography contributed by Playford International College
Sydney Arthur Hunn was born on 30th of October 1889. He was born and raised in Strathalbyn, South Australia. Sydney was the youngest sibling, and grew up with two brothers (William Hunn)(Robert Hunn) and one sister (Mary Hunn). He also grew up with his father (John Hunn) and his mother (Dorcas Hunn).
Sydney’s school life when he was younger is not known but he did an animal examination in Adelaide and completed a technical examination for wool in England and Adelaide. Sydney’s job before the war was a wool buyer: he had to inspect and compare different wool to determine their value.
Sydney was 26 years old when he enlisted in the war, but prior to the war he was already 2nd Lieutenant for six months. During his time at war he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant for Unit 32nd of the Australian Infantry Battalion in 1916. In 1917, he was promoted to Captain of Unit 32nd of the Australian infantry battalion, serving in the Australian Imperial Force. Sydney was also promoted to Temporary Major (captain) in 1918.
Sydney Hunn received numerous awards whilst serving in WW1. The first award that Sydney received during the war was a Military Cross on the 9th of March 1917 as a Captain. It was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on the 4th of October 1917 and then it was published again in the London Gazette on the 4th of June 1917. His second award was an OBE(Officer of the Order of the British Empire) when he was Temporary Major. It was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on the 23rd of May 1919 and was published again in the London Gazette on the 1st of January 1919. As a Temporary Major, he again received his next award which was Mentioned in Despatches. It was circulated in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on the 18th of April 1918 and then it was published in the London Gazette on the 28th of December 1918. Sydney’s last award was Mentioned in Despatches as a Temporary Major. It was circulated in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on the 23rd of May 1919 and then put on the London Gazette on the 31st of December 1918.
After the war, Sydney married his wife (Dorothy Hobbs) in 1921 and they had two children: son (John Hunn) who was born in 1922 and daughter (Rosemary Hunn) who was born in 1925. Both born in Perth, Western Australia. Unfortunately, at the age of 52, on the 23rd of February 1942 Sydney Arthur Hunn’s life came to an end by his own hands. He was found in a botanic garden in Melbourne with an automatic pistol shot to his right temple.
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