A Hunt

Thomas Ackroyd Hunt was born in 1889 in Smeeton Westerby, son of John Thomas & Ruth Hunt. On 31st August 1914, whilst living in Worksop, he enlisted the Army Reserve, service number 13847, for 3 years at Rotherham. He was transferred to the 8th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment, and posted to Frensham Camp.

Ackroyd Hunt married Lucy Burton at Worksop Registry Office on 1st September 1914.

Whilst at Aldershot on 4th January 1915 he received 4 days confined to barracks for overstaying his pass from a Tattoo from 29th December 1914 until 2nd January 1915.

On 13th February 1915 he was appointed Lance Corporal (unpaid), and on 10th March 1915 he became a fully paid Lance Corporal.

On 16th July 1915, whilst at Bordon, he was deprived of his Lance Corporal appointment, and forfeited 1 day’s pay, for being absent off leave. The charge sheet gives the time of absence as 11 hours between 11.45pm 15th July until 12.45pm 16th July 1915.

Hunt embarked Folkestone on 27th August 1915 and was killed a month later on 28th September 1915. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal, and these were passed to Lucy as next of kin.

Lucy Hunt was granted a pension of 10 shillings (50p) per week from 17th April 1916.

Sometime during the June quarter of 1917, Lucy Hunt married a John Parkin, and lived at 12 Wellington Street, Goldthorpe, Rotherham.

Private Hunt is buried at X Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-D’Armentieres, Nord, France, plot reference C.5.