HUNGERFORD, Aubrey Francis
| Service Number: | 29087 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia , December 1878 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 6 November 1921, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dubbo General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 29087, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 29087, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 29087, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) | |
| 20 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) | |
| 23 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 29087, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Sgt Aubrey Francis HUNGERFORD,
Regimental Number: 29087
Unit name: 116 Howitzer Battery
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Accountant
Address: Terry's Chambers, 14 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 38 years and 7 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 19 June 1916, Marrickville, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Caroline Frances Hungerford, 'Avondale', Narromine, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Gunner
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas, on 30 September 1916, then Melbourne, Vic., on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll: Australian Army Pay Corps
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Before leaving for overseas, Aubrey was deployed as an Administrative officer, Invalids Section, Victoria Barracks, Sydney. He was disembarked at Plymouth, Devon, England, 11 November 1916. Proceeded to France from, England, per SS Princess Henrietta, 8 January 1917. Marched in to Etaples, France, 9 January 1917, and transferred to 1st Divisional Ammunition Column (D.A.C.), Etaples, 4 February 1917, ex 116th Howitzer Battery from Australian General Base Depot & posted to No 1 Section. On 7 February 1917 he transferred to 1st Field Artillery Brigade from 1st D.A.C. AIF. Taken on Strength 2nd Aust. Casualty Clearing Station on marching out to Cadet School, Australian Flying Corps. On 28 February 1918 attached to Australian Army Pay Corps for duty with paymaster AIF Aust. Corps. Headquarters. Taken on Strength 25 April 1918 to A.A.P.C. London, England. Promoted to ER/Corporal in England 20 May 1918. Promoted to ER/Staff Sergeant Pay Corps, London, on 23 September 1918. Appointed Acting Warrant Officer Class 1, London, on 1 October 1918. Brought to the notice of Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered in connection with the War (War Office Comminque (sic), 28 August 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia per Czaritza, from England, 15 March 1919, transhipped at Alexandria, Egypt, to SS Dunluce Castle, on 7 April 1919, disembarking 18 May 1919. He never married.
Place of Death: 6 November 1921, Brisbane Street, Dubbo, NSW
Place of Burial: Church of England Cemetery, Dubbo, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
Note on Attestation papers: 28/8/1919, brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable Services rended in connection with the war, War Office Communique, 28/8/1919
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