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Pte. Joseph Lakeman Hunter
Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Sunderland, Co Durham
(d.17 Jun 1940)
Joseph Hunter was the batman of Captain Annand, he was injured on the 15th of May 1940 and rescued by Captain Annand, an action for which the first Victoria Cross of the Second World War was awarded. Hunter was captured by the enemy and transferred to a Dutch Hospital where he died from his injuries. He was 25 years old.