Hunt, George Firth –

Husband of Mrs. Hunt, of 86, Turton Road, Bradshaw, Turton, Lancashire. A member of the Bolton Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Enlisted April 1915. Died of Dysentery at sea, en-route from the Red Cross Hospital at Malta. Buried at sea just before the ship entered the Straits of Gibraltar.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hunt
  • Forename: George Firth
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bradshaw, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 33
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 2nd, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 38th General Hospital / St. John Ambulance Brigade.
  • Service number: 24238
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Doiran Memorial, Greece
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 16/04/1915 07/01/1916 20/10/1916 10/11/1916 17/11/1916 17/11/1916 29/12/1916 02/11/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6f 6f 6b 6b* 7a S15* 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 20/10/1916 10/11/1916 17/11/1916

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