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HUNT, William Joseph

Service Number:	5096
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	War Service related , General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 18 February 1920, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania D 417
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5096, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5096, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
17 Feb 1920:	Involvement 5096, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5096 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: awm_died_date: 1920-02-17

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

William was wounded in action and invalided back to Australia.