BORN HULL 1892. SON OF JOHN HENRY HUNTER (1871-1950) & AMY MILSOM (1871-1941), OF 7, FILLINGHAM BUILDINGS, WILLIAM STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRSS). SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. HE HAD TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER, CLARA.
A BUTCHER’S ASSISTANT, LIVING AT 11, MIDGELEY TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 33522 EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE 2/4TH KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 27/11/1917, AGED 25. COMMEMORATED ON THE CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, FRANCE.
HIS ELDER BROTHER, PRIVATE, JOHN HENRY HUNTER, SERVED IN THE LABOUR COPRS AND LIVED AT 3 PRINCE’S STREET, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS). HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, WILFRED HUNTER, 3RD EYR, LIVED AT 7, FILLINGHAM BUILDINGS, WILLIAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
| Name | Ernest Hunter |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1892 |
| Death Date | 27 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 35977 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 33522, E. Yorks Regt |
