Regimental number | 710 |
Place of birth | Merimbula, New South Wales |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Leonard Dunn, Merimbula, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A21 Marere on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 19), Lemnos, Greece. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Leonard and Elizabeth DUNN, Merimbula, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6538 Pte Heliar Leslie Cecil DUNN, 1st Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 15 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength from reinforcements, 6th Light Horse Regiment, and posted to 'C' Squadron, 13 May 1915. Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitted to Field Ambulance, Anzac, 28 May 1915 (sick); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 28 May 1915; embarked for Mudros, 28 May 1915. Died of disease on board HS 'Franconia' at Lemnos Island, 3 June 1915 (pneumonia); buried, 4 June 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | * Roll of Honour gives his name as Alfred William George DUNN |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNN George |