Major William Yeates Hunter
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hunter,
William Yeates
Date of birth: 1868-03-17
Place of birth: Margate Kent England
Next of kin: Ethel Helen Hunter, wife. 9 Lincoln Apartments, Wolesley Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Professor
Occupation (normalized): University or Higher Education Teacher, Subject Unknown
Address:
9 Lincoln Apartments, Wolesley Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-09-28
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, V. A. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Major (Army). 1916-08-10 ?
- Major, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1918-09-28
- Captain (Army). 1916-03-17 to 1916-08-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 152760
LAC ID:
481193
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B4637-S034
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Dr. William Frith Hunter; husband of Ethel H. Hunter.
13 years in the British Army including service with the 8th Kings (Liverpool) Regiment in the South African War
Uploader's Research notes:
183rd Battalion Nominal Roll
[Major Army Canadian Infantry 183rd Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 203rd Battalion Major Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-12-21