William George Bunt (1917 - 1984)

Born 3 Nov 1917 in Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Died 26 Sep 1984 at age 66 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

William George Bunt was born on 3rd November 1917 in Barcaldine, Queensland. He was the fourth of five children, but the only son, of George Bunt and Mary Hughes.^[1]

William Bunt is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Army 1940-1946
26th Australian Infantry Battalion

William served in the Australian Army Militia during the Second World War; enlisted 13th September 1940, discharged 15th March 1946.^[2] He was a member of the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion (the Logan and Albert Regiment). The battalion was headquartered at Hughenden, with companies based at Julia Creek, Winton, and Longreach in central northern Queensland. In May 1943, the 26th sailed to Horn Island, in the Torres Strait, where its platoons garrisoned the smaller surrounding islands. From August 1943 the 26th travelled between Horn Island and the mainland, switching between garrison work in the islands and labouring at Red Island Point, south of Cape York. In the December, the whole 11th Brigade made an amphibious landing on Bougainville, where the 26th Battalion cleared Soraken Plantation of all organised Japanese resistance. After Japan's surrender in August 1945, the 26th was transferred to Rabual to help guard the Japanese.^[3]

William passed away on 26th September 1984 in Queensland.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Queensland Birth Index #C11734/1917
2. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Q31271 Private William George Bunt
3. ↑ Australian War Memorial unit record: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion
4. ↑ Queensland Death Index #56582/1984