Regimental number | 1271 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
School | Arnot Street School, Walton, Liverpool, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 15 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 104 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Jones Hopwood Dunning, 34 Stalmine Road, Aintree, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Albert Park, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1271A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Died in Liverpool. |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Anfield Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 890), Lancashire. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William J.H. DUNNING, 34 Stalmine Road, Aintree, Liverpool, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 8 April 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Mustapha, 9 August 1915; embarked Alexandria for front, 20 August 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 9 September 1915; transferred to Rest Camp, Lemnos Island, 15 September 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 6 October 1915. Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 11 December 1915 (jaundice); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 11 December 1915; discharged to Overseas Base, Cairo, 28 December 1915; transferred to Intermediate Base as Guard, 20 January 1916. Marched into Australian Details, Zeitoun, 28 March 1916. Proceeded to join 5th Divisional Artillery, 1 May 1916; taken on strength, 14th Field Artillery Brigade and posted to 54th Battery, Ferry Post, 1 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. To England on leave, 30 December 1916; rejoined unit, 17 January 1917. Wounded in action, 31 July 1917; admitted to 2/1 Wessen Field Ambulance, 31 July 1917 (shrapnel wound, right knee); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 31 July 1917; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 1 August 1917; embarked for England, 4 August 1917; admitted to Barnett Hospital, England, 4 August 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 28 September 1917; discharged on furlough, 5 October 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 October 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 19 October 1917; marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton veny, 22 October 1917; amrched into No 1 Command Depot, 23 October 1917. Attached to Administative Headquarters London for duty with Australian Army Pay Corps, 30 November 1917. Admitted to Holborn Military Hospital, 7 December 1917; to Mitcham Military Hospital (no date); rejoined unit, 19 December 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 10 April 1918; discharged to duty, 12 April 1918; rejoined unit, 12 April 1918. Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 9 May 1918; discharged to duty, 8 June 1918; rejoined unit, 8 June 1918. To hospital, 17 July 1918; admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 17 July 1918 (dangerously ill, uracmic). Detached from duty with Australian Army Pay Corps, 20 January 1919; marched out for return to Australia, 20 January 1919. Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 26 January 1919 (seriously ill, nephritis); transferred to Fazackerley Military Hospital, Liverpool, 4 February 1919; died of disease, 21 February 1919; buried, 21 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNNING Charles Hamilton |