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.
Hunt, George Firth –
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: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Bradshaw Cricket Club 1914-1919 Memorial - Bradshaw
- Bradshaw War Memorial Cross
- St. John Ambulance Brigade WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton Corps (LOST)
- 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