HUNTER, Robert Clive
| Service Number: | 613 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1915, An original member of C Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cooerwull Academy, Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 13 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row I, Grave No. 36. DEARLY LOVED SON OF WALLACE & MARY HUNTER OF FORBES, N.S.W. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 613, 12th Light Horse Regiment, An original member of C Squadron | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 613, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 613, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 13 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-06-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert Clive Hunter was one of four sons of Wallace and Mary Wilson Hunter, of Prairie Lands, Forbes, New South Wales, who served in the AIF during World War One.
It was reported that Lieutenant Hunter, was a very general favorite, one of
the most popular Forbes boys who ever donned khaki. He was a Sergeant in the 12th Light Horse and had served in Gallipoli campaign. At his own request he was transferred into the infantry, and served with the 2nd Battalion. He had served his articles as a solicitor at the office of Mr. R. E. B. Reymond, of Forbes, and had been admitted to practice at the Supreme Court, after which he was attached to the firm of Messrs. Williamson and Sons., solicitors, Sydney. He proved a particularly brilliant student, and there appeared every prospect of a bright future before him. He was a keen footballer, and a special favorite of his fellow players.
He died when the Australians first went to the Western Front, and were basically doing operational training on a quieter sector of line, probably shot by a sniper.
His brothers all returned to Australia in 1919, 18878 Bombardier John Anderson Hunter (Belgian Croix de Guerre), 7th Field Artillery Brigade, who was decorated for sustained bravery during 1918. 18879 Gunner William Kilpatrick Hunter, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, was wounded in 1918, and Captain Ronald James Hunter, a doctor in the Australian Army Medical Corps.
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