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Rank & Name
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Private John Henry Hunter
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Unit
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No. 15/488, 15th (Leeds Pals) Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment.
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How & When Died
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Killed in Action, 1 July 1916 (1st day of the Battle of the Somme).
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Age, if known
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27 years
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Next of Kin details
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Son of the late Mr Thomas, and Mrs Hunter, of 80, Seaforth Road, Harehills, Leeds.
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Commemoration Details
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No known grave, therefore, commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2A, 2C, and
2D.
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Other Information / Remarks
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Jack Hunter is further commemorated in All Saints Church, Barwick in Elmet, where a framed photograph and Description of the
Thiepval Memorial is displayed along with the names of five men from both villages who are named on the memorial.
Jack Hunter's father was a brewery manager. His sisters, Cis and Annie placed regular 'In Memoriam' notices in the Yorkshire
Evening Post on the anniversary of his death.
Jack Hunter's service number indicates that he was among the original intake of recruits to the Leeds Pals Battalion.
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Photographs
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Remembering the Fallen of Two Villages on the Eastern Fringes of Leeds.
Site built by Nigel Marshall
Copyright 2006-7
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