George Bruce Fletcher HUNT

HUNT, George Bruce Fletcher

    Service Number: 2672
    Enlisted: 31 July 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1897
    Home Town: Dandaloo, Narromine, New South Wales
    Schooling: Newington College, Stanmore , New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Station overseer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 2 August 1916, aged 19 years
    Cemetery: Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle
    Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers la Boisselle, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warren War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    31 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2672, 17th Infantry Battalion
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 2672, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 2672, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

    Member of Champion Team, Brigade Competitions Senior Cadets 1911-12 received Silver Medal. Commonwealth Military Competitions, Member of Champion Team. Commonwealth Competitions Senior Cadets 1912-13 received Gold Medal.

    Brother of 2nd Lieutenant Alfred Stanley Hunt RFC who served in same Battalion in France and witnessed Bruce's death. Stanley was killed in 1917 when his aircraft crashed during flying training with the Royal Flying Corps.

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