Arthur William HUNT
Born 29 September 1920 in Moora, Western Australia [16]
Son of James Charles HUNT and Letitia Catherine THOMAS [P40]
Resided with his parents in Moora in 1920 and 1921 [P40]
Baptised by Rev. Father Mark L. HART on 1 December 1920 at Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Three Springs [91]
Resided with his parents in Moora until 1921 when they left for England [P40]
Along with his parents departed London, England on the Ormonde and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 1 June 1922 [70]
Resided with his parents in Three Springs 1923 onwards [P40]
Began his schooling in April 1927 at the Dominican Convent School in Three Springs [98]
Attended the Children's Fancy Dress Ball in Three Springs in December 1933 as "the result of premature monkey glands" [4: 23-Dec-1933]
Won a gallon or beer at the North Midlands District Hospital Appeal's Grand Ball in Three Springs on 21 May 1936 [5: 29-May-1936]
Member of the Three Springs Football Club in 1936 [5: 29-May-1936]
Enlisted in the Australian Army on 21 February 1941 and was discharged on 14 January 1946 [16]
Private W20243 in the 18 Australian Army Ordnance Depot during the Second World War [16]
Farmer in Three Springs, initially in partnership with his brother James C. HUNT and then on his own [P2]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Osborne Park [2]
Died 18 December 2000; cremated at the Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Arthur William Hunt' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 10 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/arthur-william-hunt [reference list] |
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