Hunter, Lancelot John

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M.C., M.B., F.R.A.C.S. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., England and France. Enlisting 12th March, 1916, and sailing as S.M.O. transport Seang-Choon 16th September, arrived at Salisbury Plain in December and from January to March, 1917, was R.M.O. 1st Training Battn. and then member of No. 1 Travelling Board. Crossing to France in April, joined No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, and in June 4th Australian Field Ambulance, becoming in turn R.M.O. 10th Artillery Brigade, 15th Battn. and 4th Art. Bde. until demobilisation, although wounded at Zonnebeke in October, 1917. Awarded M.C.* 2nd January, 1918, and Mentioned in Despatches twice. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. * When the battalion was heavily shelled in a bivouac for two hours, he attended to the wounded with utter disregard of danger. During an attack he followed closely behind the attacking troops, and attended the wounded under heavy fire.

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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Resident Medical Officer at Toowoomba -- QLD, Australia 1915
1916

Enlisted 12 Mar 1916
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Military service as Captain at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1918

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1918-01-02
1919

Medical Practitioner at Royal West Sussex Hospital -- Chichester, England 27 March 1919
1919

Granted Leave 27 Mar 1919 - 27 Sep 1919 @ Royal West Sussex Hospital [ Chichester England ]
1919

Married 1 Oct 1919 at Chichester [ England ]
1929

General Practitioner at Levin --, New Zealand 1929
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1953

Death in Levin --, New Zealand 26 June 1953

Gender

Male

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