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John Henry Bunt (1885 - 1961)

John Henry Bunt
Born in Sutton Forest, New South Wales (Australia)map
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Husband of — married 1911 in Robertson, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 76 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

John Bunt was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

John Henry Bunt was born in August 1885 in Sutton Forest, New South Wales (Australia). He was the second son of William Bunt and Harriett Ditton.[1] He was christened in All Saints Church of England, Sutton Forest.

John married Honor Clarke in 1911 in Robertson, New South Wales. [2] They had three children:

  1. George Henry (1912-80)
  2. Rose Honor (1915-2005) married surname Mauger
  3. Eli Ernest (1917-)
John Bunt is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Volunteer Defence Corps 1942-1945.
13th Battalion

On 29th March 1942, with the Second World War ominously close to Australia's shores, John – then aged 56 years – enlisted in the Australian Army's Volunteer Defence Corps. He was posted to the 13th Battalion, based in the Southern Highlands, with his younger son, Eli. The war over, and won, he was discharged on 15th September 1945. [3] Having served at least three years, he was awarded the Australia Service Medal 1939-1945.

Aged 76 years and having been widowed for fourteen years, John passed away on 4th October 1961 and is buried in Bowral Cemetery beside Honor. [4][5]

Sources

  1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #16359/1885
  2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #14416/1911
  3. ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: N377741 Private John Henry Bunt
  4. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #29953/1961; registered at Bowral
  5. ↑ Berrima District Historical Society. Cemetery Transcriptions of the Berrima District NSW. Berrima District Historical Society. Sydney NSW, 1991. ISBN 0 9589093 1 8




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Categories: Sutton Forest, New South Wales | All Saints Anglican Church, Sutton Forest, New South Wales | Robertson, New South Wales | 13th Battalion (NSW), Volunteer Defence Corps, World War II | Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 | Bowral General Cemetery, Bowral, New South Wales