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Frederick Charles DUNN

Regimental number5832
Date of birth27 February 1879
Place of birthSemaphore, South Australia
SchoolLe Fevre's Peninsula Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressBotting Street, Albert Park, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda E R Dunn, Botting Street, Albert Park, South Australia
Enlistment date6 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentWarrant Officer
Unit nameLight Horse Brigade Train 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/102/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 26 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Sergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Company, Australian Army Service Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 4 October 1917

Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted in B Battery, 1897; transferred to 5th I.B.C.(Imperial Bushmen's Contingent), South Africa, 1901-2. Rejoined 10th Company, Australian Garrison Artillery, 1914.
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt (nine months with 20th Company, AASC, HQ, 2nd Divisional Train), France (two years: transferred to 16th Company, AASC). Arrived back in Australia, 20 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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