Regimental number | 2323 |
Place of birth | Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland |
School | Edenderry National School, Belfast, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bushworker |
Address | East Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Charles Dunn, East Narrogin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 months in the Militia Artillery, Ireland.; Served in the Militia, Belfast, Ireland. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Belmont, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of bronco pneumonia. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 46 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 186), Wiltshire. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Margaret DUN. Born at Ballymena, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Fremantle on board HMT 'Port Macquarie', 13 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Miltary Hospital, Salisbury Plain, from 11th Training Bn, 30 December 1916 (influenza); diagnosed seriously ill with broncho-pneumonia, 11 January 1917. Died of disease, 7 February 1917 (broncho-pneumonia); buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, 13 February 1917. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNN Thomas |