Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hayward's Heath, Sussex, England |
School | Highfield School, Southampton, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.7 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P J Dundas, 126 Station Street, Fairfield Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 8 months in 4th Bn, Gloucester Regiment, Territorial Force, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'At Polygon Wood on 26th. September, 1917, Lieutenant DUNDAS was sniped and badly wounded in the head, but finding that very few Officers remained with the Battalion he insisted on going forward. The Officer who had been detailed to establish communication with the Battalion on our left flank was missing and Lieutenant DUNDAS carried out this duty. His devotion to duty is worthy of special mention.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | St Lawrence) Churchyard, Stratford-Sub-Castle (Grave No 134), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert James and Alice Harriet DUNDAS; Wife: Jean DUNDAS, 27 Arthur Street, Fairfield, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: [367] 2nd Lt Ernest John DUNDAS, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919; First Cousin: 2798 Pte George Henry GRACE, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Died of bronch-pneumonia, Military Hospital, Sutton Veny. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNDAS Frederick Charles |