No.26466, Private, James HUNT
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James Hunt was born in 1883 in Icklingham (Mildenhall Q3-1883 4A:627) son of John and Harriett HUNT (née FITCHES).
1891 census...Aged 7, he was at High Street, Icklingham with his father John HUNT [35] farm labourer; his mother Harriet [40]; brothers Henry [16] and Charles [14] farm labourers, William [12], Thomas [4] and Walter [7 months] and sister Harriet S [10]. All were born in Icklingham. 1901 census...Aged 18, a farm labourer, he was at High Street, Icklingham with his parents (father now a warrener); brothers Henry, and William (both farm labourers) , brothers Thomas, Walter and John [7] born Icklingham. 1911 census...Aged 28, single, farm labourer, he was at Lackford Road, Icklingham with his parents and brothers Henry, William, Walter and John, all farm Labourers. One sibling had died |
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He enlisted in Bury St Edmunds. He died at No.76 Field Ambulance, one of many such at Louvencourt. The battalion had been going through a very quiet spell (in trenches near Auchonvillers )as far as casualties were concerned, no more than one killed about every other day.
photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission and also commemorated on the Weather Heath Memorial (Elveden Column by the A11) click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
