Stephen William HUNT

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Service Number:	874
Enlisted:	28 February 1914, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Barnstaple, Devon, England , 1888
Home Town:	Millaa Millaa, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Mill Hill School, London, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Dysentery, Malta, 18 July 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Grave B. II. 2., Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

28 Feb 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 874, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
8 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 874, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 874, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
25 May 1915:	Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli
18 Jul 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 874, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 874 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-18

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He was 27 and the son of Mr and Mrs Hunt of Welcombe House.

He is one of three Australian soldiers commemorated on the Barnstaple War Memorial. There is also one New Zealand casualty.

The other two Australian soldiers are :

Corporal George Dalling of the 10th Battalion, the Australian Light Horse Regiment.

Private Percy Thomas Channon of the 21st Battalion, the Australian Infantry Force.