Regimental number | 5375 |
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria |
School | Coburg State School No 484, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 1 Wilson Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Dunstan, 1 Wilson Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ann DUNSTAN, 1 Wilson Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 4 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 12 May 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNSTAN Edward William |