Bunting, William
Captain William Bunting, M.C., was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bunting, Terrington St. John, Wisbech. He was 23 years of age and by his death on August 8th a most promising career has been cut short. From the Terrington Saint John School he won a scholarship taking him to the King Edward VII School, Lynn. Here he distinguished himself by coming out first in all England in French in the Cambridge Local Examination. He won a senior county scholarship and another taking him to King's where he qualified for an honorary war degree in Arts. Enlisting in the Universities and Public School Corps on the outbreak of war, he was granted a commission in the Norfolk regiment. In January 1916, he was awarded the M.C. He a captain and three N.C.O.'s were on patrol work when the captain was shot close to the German lines. Lieutenant Bunting and the three N.C.O.'s, at the hazard of their own lives, brought the captain back to the British trenches, and were accordingly honoured for their gallantry. Bunting was given his captaincy in May. King's College Review, Dec. 1917
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Bunting |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | William |
| Family details | Son of John and Sarah Bunting, of Terrington St. John, Wisbech. |
| Previous education | Terrington Saint John School; King Edward VII School, Lynn |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dept / course | Arts |
| Qualifications | Honorary War Degree in Arts |
| Military unit | Norfolk Regiment, 8th Bn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Decorations / medals | M.C. |
| Citation(s) | For very gallant conduct when with a patrol which suddenly came under heavy fire from a hostile patrol examining our wire before attack. A second officer with the patrol having been wounded Lieutenant Bunting succeeded with the aid of his patrol, in driving back a second hostile patrol and carrying the wounded officer to the trenches. London Gazette, 16th March 1916 |
| Date of death | 11 August 1917 |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Place of death | near Dickenbusch |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London Gazette; |
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