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HUNTER, Hector Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 879 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bourke, NSW, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Paddington Public School |
| Occupation: | Biograph Operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 879, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 879, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 879, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 879, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 879 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John and Hughena HUNTER, 71 Union Street, Paddington, Sydney
Sergeant Hector Norman Hunter, of C Company, 18th Battalion, killed in action, left with his brother, Sergeant Reg. J. Hunter, of D Company, 19th Battalion, on June 25 last. He was trained as a cadet at area 24A, under the late Major Swannell. He was promoted to sergeant a few days before going into action. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunter, late of Cobar and Wrightville.
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