Regimental number | 7483 |
Place of birth | Lefroy, Tasmania |
School | Beasconsfield State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Missionary |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs I D Dunstan, 234 Charles Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He did immense amount of good amongst his comrades, both in South Africa and in camps in England. He was exempt from Military Duty but preferred to help his country. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Borre near Pradelles, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Borre British Cemetery (Plot I, row A, Grave No. 11) |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen DUNSTAN, husband of Ivy Doris DUNSTAN, Trowutta, Tasmania, native of Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law Edgar Rupert MARTIN who died at Gallipoli whilst getting water for a dying comrade. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |