Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Hunter W Sgt 1102 William 37 Inf Bn 34 Meat Inspector Single C of E
Address: Newmarket, Illawarra Rd, 46, ( NOK)
Next of Kin: Hunter, Robert, brother, 46 Illawarra Rd, Newmarket
Enlisted: 10 Dec 1915
Embarked: A34 Persic 3 Jun 1916
Prior Service: 3 years Victorian Scottish Regiment; 8 years Victoria Police
Awards: Military Cross
Relatives on Active Service:
Hunter-R--CSM--WO2-555 brother
Recommendation for Military Cross 37th Battalion AIF Lieutenant William HUNTER
Near WARNETON, during a raid on the enemy trenches on 10th February 1918, he displayed conspicuous courage and devotion to duty while acting as O C Assault. Although wounded on the way across NO MAN'S LAND he continued to command his party and to direct operations from the enemy's front line, sending back a continuous stream of information. He refused to leave the enemy's parapet until satisfied that his party had withdrawn and then personally assisted to bring in his wounded.
Strength of Raiding Party - 9 officer and 195 Other Ranks.
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1068548--78-.pdf
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MILITARY CROSS.
Included in a list of Australian officers who have been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry, are the following particulars concerning Lieut. W. Hunter, who, prior to his enlistment, was well known in Portland, he having been employed as meat Inspector at the Portland freezing works:-
"Lieutenant William Hunter, of the 67th [sic] Infantry Battalion. He was 34 years of age when he enlisted on Dec. 20, 1916. He is a meat inspector by trade, and a single man. He was admitted to the 5th Red Cross Hospital on February 17, 1918, suffering from severe gunshot wounds. His next of kin is his brother, Mr. Robert Hunter, of Numurkah (Vic.)."
ST. STEPHEN'S. (1918, April 29). Portland Observer and Normanby Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: MORNING. Retrieved June 23, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88198174
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