| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0369 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Hunter, William David |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Herbertshohe |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1316 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Hunter, William David (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1934)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant William David Hunter, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), RAN, New Britain, 1914. Collection includes a letter from Hunter to his wife in Australia which contains a detailed description of actions of AN&MEF on 11 September 1914, at Herbertshohe, New Britain.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Lieutenant William David Hunter, RAN, born Melbourne, Victoria, 1 December 1887; joined the RAN on 19 December 1911 from the British Navy, as a Yeoman of Signals; 1 January 1913 - promoted signal boatswain; 1 January 1918 - mate; 1 July 1919 - Lieutenant; at the outbreak of war went to New Guinea with the AN&MEF. In 1916 went to England to join one of the Australian warships.