Victor Hunt
Name: Victor Frederick Hunt
Rank: Private
Service Number: 788
Units Served: 11th Battalion 3rd Infantry Brigade
Personal Details: Victor Frederick Hunt was born on the 19th June 1887 to John and Catherine Hunt of Bordertown, South Australia.
Enlistment Details: He enlisted at Blackboy Hill in West Australia on 10th September 1914.
Details of his role in the war: Victor’s Casualty Form has only 2 entries. Embarked HMT ‘Suffolk’ to join M.E.F with no date and Killed in Action at Dardanelles 2nd May 1915. The Australian War Memorial Military Units entry for the 11th Battalion has the following information:
The 11th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. It was the first battalion recruited in Western Australia, and with the 9th, 10th and 12th Battalions it formed the 3rd Brigade. The battalion was raised within weeks of the declaration of war in August 1914 and embarked for overseas after just two weeks of preliminary training. It arrived in Egypt to continue its training in early December. The 3rd Brigade was the covering force for the ANZAC landing on 25 April 1915 and so was the first ashore at around 4:30 am. Ten days after the landing, a company from the 11th Battalion mounted the AIF’s first raid of the war against Turkish positions at Gaba Tepe. Subsequently, the battalion was heavily involved in defending the front line of the ANZAC beachhead. In August, it made preparatory attacks at the southern end of the ANZAC position before the battle of Lone Pine. The 11th Battalion continued to serve at ANZAC until the evacuation in December. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the 11th Battalion returned to Egypt. It was split to help form the 51st Battalion, and then bought up to strength with reinforcements.
Age at Death: 27 years
Memorial Details: 34 Lone Pine Memorial
Hunt is the soldier on the left of the above image.
