| Regimental number | 403 |
| Place of birth | Deloraine, Tasmania |
| School | Deloraine State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Deloraine, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Chas. C. Dunham, Deloraine, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | 2 years 91st Infantry; 1 year Senior Cadets |
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| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Pontville, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Jerusalem |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Plot H, Grave No. 37), Palestine. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Charles Cox DUNHAM, husband of Eva DUNHAM, Preston Bissett, Buckingham, England. Born at Deloraine, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915; to hospital, Monash Gully, 24 June 1915 (sick); admitted to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Mudros Bay, 25 June 1915 (influenza); rejoined unit, 6 July 1915; to hospital, 26 July 1915 (sick); admitted to No 2 Stationary Hospital, 28 July 1915 (enteritis); disembarked Malta, 12 August 1915 (rheumatism and gastritis); proceeded to England, 20 August 1915; admitted to King George’s Hospital, Stanford, 27 August 1915. Transferred from Abbey Wood to Monte Video, Weymouth, 24 May 1916. Transferred to Perham Downs, 28 June 1916. Admitted to Bulford Military Hospital, 23 July 1916 (gonorrhea); discharged 9 October 1916: total period of treatment for venereal disease: 79 days. Marched into Australian Details Company, No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 9 October 1916; taken on strength, Details Company, 9 October 1916. Transferred to ‘A’ Group, Perham Downs, 18 October 1916; transferred to 12th Bn, 18 October 1916; taken on strength, 18 October 1916. Found guilty, 18 November 1916, of being absent without leave from 12.00 am, 10 November, to 9.10 pm, 14 November 1916: awarded 4 days’ detention; forfeits a total of 8 days’ pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 November 1916; marched into 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 20 November 1916. Taken on strength, 12th Bn, 5 December 1916. Wounded in action, 25 February 1917; admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 25 February 1916 (gun shot wound, right humerus); transferred to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 February 1917; to 7th Canadian General Hospital, Treport, 27 February 1917; embarked for England, 1 March 1917; admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton, 2 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 7 April 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 April 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 23 April 1917; marched out to Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 23 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to Egypt, 18 June 1917; disembarked Alexandria, 6 July 1917; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, Egypt, 9 July 1917; transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 13 July 1917; taken on strength, 15 July 1917. Admitted to New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, 7 August 1917; transferred to Hospital Train, 8 August 1917; to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, El Arish, 8 August 1917 (old gun shot wound, right arm); to 24th Stationary Hospital, 9 August 1917; to Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo, 10 August 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1917; discharged, 25 August 1917. Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 25 August 1917. Classified as ‘B1’ by medical board due to disability of right arm from previous gun shot wound, 5 September 1917. Attached for duty to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 24 November 1917. Reclassified ‘A’ by Medical Board, 6 May 1918; detached to Australian and New Zealand Details, 9 May 1918; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 9 May 1918; to 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 23 May 1918; taken on strength, 31 May 1918. Died of wound received in action, 16 July 1918 (gun shot wound, head). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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| Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNHAM Roy Herbert |
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