Regimental number | 540 |
Place of birth | Gawler, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Chief Street, Brompton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Allan A. Dunbar, Chief Street, Brompton, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 1 Mining Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'During the operations against the HINDENBURG Line on the morning of 29th September, 1918, in the neighbourhood of BELLICOURT, he was engaged with a party searching for enemy mines. Sapper DUNBAR removed several dangerous booby traps from dugouts and assisted in the capture of many prisoners. He also detected and removed a large number of road mines. The whole of the day he worked under heavy shell and machine gun fire, during which 50 percent of his party became casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |