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Note: school was the County Infants Church lane, then the Sleaford County seniors also Church lane. At the age of 14 he left school and started work at the Sleaford pumping station at the bottiom of Drove Lane. Then in 1938 joined the army where he saw action during the second world war and he went over seas. In 1945 got demobbed and went back to the pumping station to his old job. Later he was transfered up to Cranwell as a driver, where he stayed until he retired in 1984. Henry was a keen swimmer in his younger days and also a keen cylist, where he won medals and cup's and certificates for. Henry and his best mate John Cowans started the Sleaford cycling club, back in the 1930's. When the second world war started the club was closed, Henry served in the army from 1939 to 1945
as killed in the war. Later the Sleaford wheelers was formed, J Porter took the credit for that, but those who knew the truth always said it was Henry Hunt and John Cowans that were the fathers of the club. John Cowans died in 1943 during the second world war he was in the navy.
Note: Baptized at the Temple in Eastgate, Sleaford in October 1919//Henry first
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