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HUNTER, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1912 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Woolclasser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, 3 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded Corporal, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (neck) | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1912, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
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"David Hunter was born on 11 October 1892 in Port Melbourne, Victoria. His parents were Daniel Ross and Christina (née Gibson) Hunter. He attended Scotch from 1907 to 1909. He was in Cadets. David was a wool classer when he enlisted on 18 June 1915 at Melbourne. He served in the 22nd Battalion with the rank of Sergeant. His Regimental Number was 1912. David died on 3 May 1917 at Bullecourt, France. He was 24 years of age." - READ MORE LINK (www.scotch.vic.edu.au)
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