John Eskine Hunter (b. 1892)

J. E. Hunter was a prospector at Grand Forks in 1901.1) In 1916, Hunter was a salesman with one child when he enlisted to serve in the First World War.2) He was recruited by Captain George Black and was in England in August 1917.3) He remained in active service 1917-18.4)

1)
Rasmussen Library, Alaska Yukon Gazetteers 1901 to 1912 index.
2)
Library and Archives Canada. WWI Reg. #2004652. September 25, 1916 in Victoria.
3)
Dawson Daily News (Dawson), 17 August 1917.
4)
Polks Gazetteer 1917-1918.