Gunner 102931 John Thomas Hunter

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery - 37th Siege Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 34
Date of death: 17th of October 1918
(Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dadizeele New British Cemetery - I. D. 29.
BMD details:
Marriage:
16/04/1911 John Thomas Hunter to Agnes Maud Shield at St Helens, Lancs.
The couple had one child: Thomas b- 15/01/1912 at St Helens.
Family details:
Husband of Agnes M. Hunter, of 6, George St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1891- 6 years old John T is living at 18 Broad Oak Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Thomas (33), Elizabeth (27) and two siblings: Margaret A (4), Emily (2 mths).
Boarding at the address is John Austbury (27).
1901 - 16 years old 'Mineral Water Carter' John T is living at 116 Harris Street, St Helens with parents Thomas (42), Elizabeth (37) and three siblings: Margaret A (14), Emily (10), Gertrude (7).
1911 - Sees 26 years old 'Mineral Water Carter' John T boarding at 20 George Street, St Helens with the Fletcher family.
Notes:
Known as 'Jack'.
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[pic]tpics/102931_Hunter_2.jpg[/pic][caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/JTHunterRGA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner John Thomas Hunter at Dadizeele New British Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/index.html]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
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