Walter Hunt
Title
Walter Hunt
Description
Walter Hunt was born on 16 September 1896 in Oakridge. He was the son of William Hunt and Elizabeth Stephens. William Hunt was a railway labourer for the GWR and lived in Fairview Cottage, Oakridge Lynch. Walter enrolled in Oakridge School on 1 March 1901 and left on 23 September 1909. He went to work for his grandfather Richard Stephens at Tunley Farm but later moved to Swindon where he worked as a porter for the GWR and where he enlisted in 1915 in the Royal Marine Light Infantry.
He served as a private and was injured at the end of July 1917 with a gunshot wound in his face. In February 1918 he joined the 2nd battalion RMLI and was killed in action on 27 March 1918 in Belgium aged 21.
He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
He served as a private and was injured at the end of July 1917 with a gunshot wound in his face. In February 1918 he joined the 2nd battalion RMLI and was killed in action on 27 March 1918 in Belgium aged 21.
He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Walter Hunt,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/182.