HUNT, George Bruce Fletcher
Service Number: | 2672 |
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Enlisted: | 31 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1897 |
Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, 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 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honour, Warren War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2672, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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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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Add my storyBiography 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.