Fromelles missing - HUNGERFORD (Qld)

[Ruskie]

We are looking for living relatives of the following soldier. There's quite a lot of info about him and his family. We also need to combine the family tree to do DNA testing if it proves viable. Many thanks for any help.

NAME   Hungerford, George William      
SN   3327            
RANK   Private            
UNIT   53 Bn            
HONOUR   Standard entitlements      
BORN   Warwick Qld 04.06.1891 Reg No 012023   
OCCUPATION   Pastry Cook         
RELIGION   Anglican            
               
DOE   25.07.1915 Toowoomba Qld      
AGE   24            
               
               
STATUS   KIA            
DATE   19.07.1916         
AGE   25            
BURIED   Unknown            
MEMORIAL   VC Corner Cemetery Memorial panel 8   
   AWM 157            
               
DESCRIPTION   5 foot 7 with brown hair      
               
NOTES   ID disk returned by German authorities   
               
NOK   Father: John George Hungerford married 15.09.1886 Henrietta Reid Reg No B010902
   He died 1925 Qld Reg No B44835 son of Ryder & Frances (nee Butler) Hungerford
   Known address 1923: Arthur Tce Red Hill Brisbane Qld      
                        
   Mother: Henrietta Reid               
                        
                        
   Brother: John Ryder Hungerford born 13.08.1887 Reg No B039430   
   he married Qld 1913 Isabella Mayo Price Reg No C2494      
                        
   Brother: Sydney Gordon Hungerford born 30.05.1889 Reg No 011663 served AIF
   1085 Corporal 42 Bn wounded twice RTA            
                        
   Sister: Gladys May Hungerford born 06.05.1892 Reg No 012099      
                        
   Brother: Francis Cecil Hungerford born 19.12.1896 Reg No 011306 served AIF
   6014 Sapper ACSC RTA               
   he married Qld 1921 Ada May Higgins Reg No B28317         
                        
   Sister: Edleen Florence Hungerford born 08.07.1894 Reg No 011371   
   she died Qld 1895 Reg No 3986               
                        
   Brother: Victor Frederick Hungerford born 25.02.1899 Reg No 011105   

[deeiluka]

Victor Hungerford, Sydney Hungerford, John Hungerford and Ryder Hungerford are on two GR trees.

However, neither tree appears to have all the children listed.

Is it worth trying for a contact?


Dee

[fedelmar]

Anything is worth a try Dee

And thank you for your hard work ... you are a saviour

Bright Blessings
Sandra

[deeiluka]

I'll give it a go..... 


Dee

[deeiluka]

One of the Tree owners on GR seems to have George on their tree.......I have sent a message in the hope that there will be a response.


Dee

[deeiluka]

Marriages for 3 more of George William Hungerford's siblings......

Victor Frederick Hungerford married Margaret Lillian Carswell in 1928
Ref = B3342

Gladys May Hungerford  married Robert Sidney Leamon in 1915
Ref = C1926

Sydney Gordon Reid Hungerford married Rose Lilian Hampson in 1919
Ref = C724


Dee

[fedelmar]

Thanks Dee

[deeiluka]

I've had a message from the Hungerford link on GR .... George William Hungerford was her husband's uncle, and the brother of his father Victor Frederick Hungerford. They knew he was killed in action 28/07/1916 but that his body was never recovered.   

Evidently they researched some years ago and understood that his "Dog Tag" was handed in by a German soldier, and that his name is commemorated in the V.C Corner-Australian Cemetery-France.

I hope the family have contacted the Fromelles group via the link on the web-page.


Dee 

[fedelmar]

Well done you

Another one gets a headstone .... hopefully