Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Hunter R    CSM WO 2    555    Robert            Railway Unit    38    Driver    Married    Pres        

Address:    Newmarket, Illawarra Rd, 46    

Next of Kin:    Hunter, Annie E, Mrs, wife, 46 Illawarra St, Newmarket    

Enlisted:    15 Dec 1916        

Embarked:     A70 Ballarat 19 Feb 1917    

Relatives on Active Service:

Hunter-W-Sgt-1102  brother

The transport HMAT Ballarat after being torpedoed by a German submarine off the

southern English coast on 25 Apr 1917. In the background a British destroyer is

standing by to take the troops.  http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/C01592 AWM Collection.

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours