HUNTER, John William Crawford
| Service Number: | 37331 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1917, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 20 April 1873 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1918, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France IV G 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37331, Field Artillery Brigades, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37331, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37331, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 37331, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 37331 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert HUNTER and Henrietta nee PRICE
Husband of Mrs Marie Hunter, 'Saythorpe', Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Mr. J.W.C. Hunter, F.F.I.A., officer manager for Robert Jackson and Co., has joined the Expeditionary Force, and will go into camp tomorrow. He was the recipent of a handsome luminous wristlet watch from the head of the firm, and a pocket wallet and other gifts from the employees. Mr. Hunter is an old Brisbane Grammar School boy, and a son of Mr. Robert Hunter, Glenross-road, Red Hill. He qualified as a lieutenant in the Army Service Corps, but has joined the Expeditinary Force as a private in the Infantry.
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