 1889 - 1918 (28 years)
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| Name |
Robert Godfrey HUNTER [1, 2] |
| Born |
17 Nov 1889 |
Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada  [3, 4] |
- Robert Godfrey HUNTER, born 17 November 1889; parents: William James HUNTER, farmer, and Josephine W. BUCKLAND.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
1916 [5] |
- He served with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. His attestation papers, signed on 29 March 1916, describe him as Robert Godfrey HUNTER; living at 16 Alberta Loan and Investment Block, Edmonton, Alberta; born 17 Nov 1889 in Brampton, Ontario; next of kin, William J. HUNTER, father; working as a commercial traveller, not married. He was described at 27 years of age, 5 ft. 10 ins, fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. His religious affiliation was that of a Presbyterian. He was considered fit for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 28 March 1916 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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| Died |
17 Sep 1918 |
France [3, 6] |
- Robert Godrey HUNTER, Canadian, Gunner, Canadian Field Artillery; Unit: 60th. Bty. 14th Bde. Age 28. Died 17/09/1918. Service No. 328936. Son of Mr. W. J. HUNTER, of Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada. Born at Brampton, Ontario. (War graves)
Brampton Gunner Has Died of Wounds
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. HUNTER of Mount Pleasant Makes a Sacrifice
Brampton, Sept 27 - The news came as a shock to the people of Brampton that Gunner "Bob" HUNTER, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. HUNTER, of Mount Pleasant, near Brampton, has made the supreme sacrifice. His is reported as dying of wouunds at No. 23 Casualty Clearing Hospital, France. No report had been received that he was wounded, so that his death must have followed the gunshot wounds in the back and legs. Gunner HUNTER was born near Brampton, received his education at the High school, moved to the West several years ago, and enlisted in an artillery unit in Edmonton about two years ago. After training at Valcartier he went overseas, and had seen all the hard fighting. He was 28 years of age and unmarried. Mrs. HUNTER, his mother, is a prominent worker and lecturer in the Women's Institutes of Ontario, while his father is one of the most prominent farmers of the county.
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| Commemoration |
15 Jun 1919 [2] |
- At Ingersoll, a memorial tablet was unveiled in the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, in honour of Lieut. Alfred J. NORSWORTHY, and another to the two cousins of this family who also fell in the War - Robert Godfrey HUNTER and Harold Gilray HUNTER. The occasion was one of more than local interest with many distinguished officers present from Montreal.
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| Buried |
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France [7] |
Address:
Duisans British Cemetery
Etrun, Pas de Calais
France |
- Grave / Memorial Reference: V1. H. 13.
In Memory of / Gunner ROBERT GODFREY HUNTER / 328936, 60th Bty. 14th Bde., Canadian Field Artillery / who died age 28 / on 17 September 1918 / Son of Mr. W. J. Hunter, of Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada. Born at Brampton. / Remembered with honour / DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN
Memorial inscription on NORSWORTHY gravestone at Ingersol Rural Cemetery: Robert and Harold, to the memory of two brothers, nephews of J. C. NORSWORTHY, Esq., born at Brampton, Ontario, who promptly answered the call to duty and gave their lives for Canada & Empire / Robert Godfrey HUNTER, Signaller 60th Battery, 14th Brigade, CFA, killed in action at Arras, September 17th, 1918, aged 28 years / Harold Gilray HUNTER, Bombardier, 9th Howitzer Battery, CFA, killed in action at Valenciennes, November 5th, 1918, aged 20 years. They fought the good fight, read the history of your country and understand.
His name appears on his parent's headstone in Brampton Cemetery. Chinguacousy Twp., Ontario.
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| Person ID |
I5760 |
Nosworthy |
| Last Modified |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Father |
William James HUNTER, b. 5 Feb 1857, Ontario, Canada , d. 30 Oct 1944, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Josephine Wilson BUCKLAND, b. 28 Feb 1868, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Mar 1939, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
26 Sep 1888 |
Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada [8] |
- Wm. J. ? HUNTER, age 30, born Chinguacousy?, Bachelor, Farmer, Presbyterian, son of Joseph and Margt. HUNTER; and Josephine BUCKLAND, age 20, residing at Brampton, born ? , Spinster, Church of England, daughter of Saml. P. BUCKLAND and Mary BUCKLAND, married by license on 26 September 1888 in Brampton. Witnesses Geo? CRAWFORD and Lizzie ANDERSON. [8]
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| Address |
1891 |
Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada [9] |
| Address |
1901 |
Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Address |
1911 |
Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada [10] |
| Family ID |
F1494 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones
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 | HUNTER
WILLIAM JAMES HUNTER
Died Oct 30, 1944 Aged 87 yrs
JOSEPHINE BUCKLAND
Wife of Wm. J. Hunter
Died Mar 12, 1939 Aged 72 yrs
ROBERT GODFREY HUNTER
60th Battery C.F.A. Killed in Action
Sept 17, 1918. Age 28 yrs. Buried
in Duisans British Cemetery, France
HAROLD GILRAY HUNTER
9th Howitzer Battery C.F.A.
Killed in Action Nov 1st 1918
Age 20 yrs. Buried in East Cambrai
British Cemetery France " |
 | HUNTER
In Memory of
GUNNER ROBERT GODFREY HUNTER
328936, 60th Bty. 14th Bde., Canadian Field Artillery
who died age 28
on 17 September 1918
Son of Mr. W. J. Hunter, of Brampton, Peel, Ontario, Canada. Born at Brampton
Remembered with honour
DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN |
 | HUNTER
328936 GUNNER
ROBERT GODFREY HUNTER
Canadian Field Artillery
17th September 1918. Age 28
Born at Brampton, Ont
Enlisted March 1916
Edmonton, Alta. |
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| Sources |
- [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).
- [S348] Book: A Canadian Family in the Great War 1914 - 1918, J. Castell Hopkins, (Published privately, Toronto, 1921. Copy in Parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor Family History Center Library.).
- [S28] Website: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org).
- [S50] Civil Birth Registration.
- [S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.).
- [S11] Obituary/Death or Funeral notice.
- [S162] Website.
- [S109] Civil Marriage Registration.
- [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891.
- [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).
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