HUNT, Henry Vincent
| Service Numbers: | 42, 33 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Boer war |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Mounted Division Train |
| Born: | Modbury, South Australia, Australia, 15 October 1880 |
| Home Town: | Morphettville, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 January 1959, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 9 |
| Memorials: | Ceduna Merghiny Maltee & Waranda Pictorial Roll of Honor, Ceduna Murat Bay and District WW1 Honor Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 42, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 26 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Shoeing-Smith, 42, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS St Andrew, Port Adelaide - arrived Durban, South Africa 19 June 1902. | |
| 1 Jul 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Shoeing-Smith, 42, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Manchester Merchant, Durban for return to Australia - arriving Adelaide 24 July 1902. | |
| 9 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Shoeing-Smith, 42, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Boer war | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 33, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 33, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Honoured Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) | |
| 23 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 33, Anzac Mounted Division Train, 4th MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Australian Remembrance Army
Henry “Harry” Vincent Hunt MSM, an Australian veteran of the Boer War and both World Wars, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 16 May 2026, along with a further 185 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Service record links:
Boer War:
42, Shoeing-Smith, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse:
WWI:
33, Farrier Sergeant, Mounted Divisional Train
WWII:
S212323 Private 2nd AIF 4th Garrison Battalion
Henry “Harry” Vincent Hunt was born at Modbury, South Australia, in 1880, and his military service extended across three major conflicts: the Boer War, the First World War, and the Second World War. His earliest recorded service was in the Boer War, when he enlisted at Adelaide on 21 April 1902 as Regimental No. 42, serving as a Shoeing Smith and Farrier in the South Australian Commonwealth Contingent for service in South Africa. At that time, he gave his age as 22 years and 4 months, his trade as farrier, his religion as Wesleyan, his address as Houghton, and his next of kin as his father, John Vincent Hunt of Kent Town. He was certified medically fit for service in South Africa.
Hunt later enlisted for service in the First World War with the Australian Imperial Force. He joined at Morphettville, South Australia, on 22 August 1914 as No. 33 Henry Vincent Hunt, giving his birthplace as Modbury, his occupation as farrier, and his next of kin as his mother, Christina Hunt of Mitcham. His attestation and medical papers describe him as 33 years old, single, Baptist, and physically fit for active service. During this war he served with the Australian Army Service Corps and Mounted Divisional Train, rising to Farrier Sergeant and Staff Sergeant Farrier.
His record shows overseas service from 1914, including service connected with Egypt and the Gallipoli campaign, and he remained abroad for more than four years. He was discharged after the cessation of hostilities on 23 January 1919, with total service recorded as approximately four years and 186 days, including four years and 65 days abroad.
For his First World War service, Hunt received notable recognition. In 1919 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for valuable services rendered with Forces in Egypt. The Base Records Office advised his mother that the award had appeared in the London Gazette and the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
Despite already having served in two earlier wars, Hunt again enlisted during the Second World War. On 30 September 1939, at Adelaide, he enlisted in the 4th Garrison Battalion. His mobilisation form recorded him as 58 years old, single, a labourer, born at Modbury, with his brother Walter Hunt listed as next of kin. His record shows service in the 4th Garrison Battalion until he was discharged at Wayville on 15 October 1941 as medically unfit for military service, though fit for civilian employment.
His total military service to Australia spanned nearly forty years from his first enlistment in 1902 to his final discharge in 1941.
Henry “Harry” Vincent Hunt MSM died in Brisbane on 6 January1959, aged 78, and was buried the following day in Anzac Portion 9, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.
He was unmarried with no known children.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget
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