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HUNT William Julian 2/Lt

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20798

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SKR/DAT/IP/20798
Title
HUNT William Julian 2/Lt
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: HUNT;

Forename(s): William Julian;

Initials: WJ;

Rank: 2/Lt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 112 Coy;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 11-Jul-1916;

Other Data: signed war diary March 1916
war diary 11/7/1916: 1 officer killed, 1 wounded, 1 OR killed and 4 wounded - USNA-TARA line
Mem Plaquer offered by Noons Sept '23:
Memorial Plaque (William Julian Hunt) good very fine £60-£80
FOOTNOTE
William Julian Hunt was commissioned temporary Second Lieutenant in
the Infantry on 18 February 1915 and served with the 112th Battalion.
Machine Gun Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 2
March 1916. He was killed in action on 11 July 1916; he has no known grave
and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.;

Other Notes: HUNT, Second Lieutenant, WILLIAM JULIAN, 112th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 11th July 1916. Son of William James and Mercy Hunt, of 79, Downs Park East, Bristol. Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C. Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France.;

END OF RECORD.

Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
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