William HUNT
Royal Field Artillery
Remount Depot, Royal Army Service Corps
William was born in Somerset in 1877, the son of Winterbourne Hunt. He married Florence Louisa Ashwell in Rugby on 8 February 1903 and had two children, Florence and Edward. The couple came to live in Spratton when William obtained employment as a groom for Lord Erskine at Spratton Hall. They lived in one of the cottages in Manor Road (now demolished) that were rented out to staff at Spratton Hall.
William enlisted on 10 November 1915 aged 38. His skills with horses were made good use of when he was sent to the newly formed Swaythling Remount Depot at North Stoneham in Hampshire which had been set up to supply horses and mules for war service. He seems to have had an accident during his time at the Remount Depot and was discharged as no longer physically fit for war service on 11 June 1917. He was given a Silver War Badge to wear at home to show that he had been wounded in the war. He was not sent overseas, so was not entitled to any campaign medals.
William died in 1934 and Florence died in 1964. They are both buried in the new parish cemetery in Spratton, as is their daughter. Descendants of the Hunts still live in the village.
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Hall Cottages, Spratton
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MEN WHO SERVED
- Private Charles Herbert AUSTIN (known as Herbert)
- Corporal Frank AUSTIN
- Lance Corporal James William AUSTIN
- Private John Samuel AUSTIN
- Sergeant William Henry AUSTIN
- Sergeant Bertie Henry BALDERSON
- Corporal Frederick Charles BALDERSON MM
- Lance Corporal Robert Samuel BALDERSON
- Private George William BUCKBY (known as William)
- Private Henry Andrew BUCKBY
- Richard Henry Horne BUCKBY
- Transport Sergeant Thomas BUCKBY MM
- Company Quartermaster Sergeant William Gander BUCKBY
- William Archibald COPSON (known as Archibald)
- Sapper Ebenezer COPSON
- Private Ernest Edward COPSON
- Pioneer Henry Owman COPSON (known as Harry)
- Private James COPSON
- Private John William COPSON
- Private Joseph COPSON
- Private Arthur Sidney GOODEN (known as Sidney)
- Private Hugh Henry GOODEN
- Sergeant Joseph Eric GOODEN (known as Eric)
- Private Arthur Thomas HAYTER
- Driver Frank Leonard HAYTER
- Private Harold Herbert HAYTER
- Lance Corporal John Charles HAYTER DCM (known as Jack)
- Private Walter Ernest HAYTER
- Ordinary Seaman Arthur Charles HORNE
- Private John William HORNE (known as William)
- Lance Corporal Lewis HORNE
- Private Thomas HORNE
- Driver John Henry LEESON
- Corporal Joseph Henry LEESON (known as Harry)
- Thomas Baden Powell LEESON (known as ‘Bard’)
- Private Albert MANNING
- Corporal Amos MANNING
- Private Arthur Cecil MANNING
- Private George MANNING
- Sergeant George William MANNING
- Sapper Henry Stanley MANNING (known as Stanley)
- Private John Thomas MANNING
- Private John William MANNING
- Air Mechanic Nathaniel MANNING
- Driver/Saddler Samuel MANNING
- Gunner George Albert MARTIN
- Private Joseph MARTIN
- Private Thomas Henry MARTIN (known as Harry)
- Private Thomas Walter MARTIN (known as Walter)
- Pioneer Walter Ernest MARTIN
- Sergeant William Higgs MARTIN, DCM
- Private Arthur Walter PAGE
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- Lieutenant George REEVE MC MM
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- Private John William SMITH (6942)
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