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92947   Gunner Joseph Hunter
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Dated added: 01/01/2016   Last updated: 12/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 78th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (British Army)
Died: 23/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age: 29
Summary      
Joseph Hunter was born about 1887. Joseph Hunter lived in Killyberry, Bellaghy for a time. Gunner Joseph Hunter was serving with C Battery, 78th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery when he was killed in action on 23rd July 1916 at the Somme. He was 29 years old. He is also commemorated on the memorial in Bellaghy Presbyterian Church. He was the brother of Miss Elizabeth Hunter, of 3 Windsor Cottages, Scotstoun, Glasgow.
Further Information
Joseph Hunter was born about 1887.
Joseph Hunter lived in Killyberry, Bellaghy for a time.
Main Street, Bellaghy
Medal card
Gunner Joseph Hunter was serving with C Battery, 78th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery when he was killed in action on 23rd July 1916 at the Somme. He was 29 years old.
Gunner Joseph Hunter has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Joseph Hunter is also commemorated on the memorial in Bellaghy Presbyterian Church.
The CWGC record Gunner Joseph Hunter as the brother of Miss Elizabeth Hunter, of 3 Windsor Cottages, Scotstoun, Glasgow.
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Relevant Magherafelt Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Killyberry, Bellaghy Bellaghy Lived in Killyberry, Bellaghy 54.798408 -6.531670
References and Links
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1 Castledawson War Dead Details of Gunner Joseph Hunter
2 National Archives UK Medal Card can be purchased here
Magherafelt District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2014-2023