Name
Bertram Hunt
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/07/1917
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
31506
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
51st Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, FAMPOUX
I. B. 6.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin War Memorial,
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour, Hitchin,
Hitchin British Boys' School Memorial, Hitchin
Pre War
He was the brother of Frederick Hunt and their home was at 53, Queen Street, Hitchin. Both boys attended Hitchin British Boys' School.
Before joining the army he was a salesman for Mr Furr the fish merchant of Bridge Street in Hitchin. He was born in Hitchin and enlisted there in November 1915.
Wartime Service
At first he was given the Regimental Number 23394 in the Bedfords, but was later posted to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) with the Number 31506.
During his service he was in hospital with shellshock but he recovered sufficiently to be sent back into action with the 51st Company of the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Later he was severely wounded and died shortly after reaching a dressing station. Present when he died was Private J. Stevens of the Royal Army Medical Corps who was an old friend and school-fellow whose home was in Whinbush Grove Road, Hitchin.
He was buried in Plot I, Row B, Grave 6 of the Sunken Road Cemetery, Fampoux in France.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
