| Regimental number | 6538 |
| Place of birth | Merimbula, New South Wales |
| Other Names | Helier |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Motor mechanic |
| Address | Merimbula, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Leonard Dunn, Merimbula, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 18th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row L, Grave No. 10), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth DUNN, Merimbula, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 710 Pte George DUNN, 6th Light Horse Regiment, died of disease, 3 June 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 February 1917; admitted to Isolation Hospital at sea, 13 March 1917 (venereal disease); disembarked Devonpart, England, 11 April 1917; marched into 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 11 April 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 13 April 1917 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 26 June 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 106 days; marched into 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 26 June 1917. Transferred to Machine Gun Corps Details, Grantham, 20 July 1917; taken on strength, Australian Machine Gun Training Depot, 20 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 October 1917; marched into Machine Gun Base Depot, Camiers, France, 18 October 1917; marched out to 21st Machine Gun Compnay, 21 October 1917; taken on strength, 23 October 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 30 October 1917; admitted to 8th Canadian Field Ambulance, 30 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, back); transferred to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 31 October 1917; to Ambulance Train No. 19, 31 October 1917; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 31 October 1917; died of wounds, 15 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | *Roll of Honour gives his name as Hellier Leslie Cecil DUNN |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DUNN Heliar Leslie Cecil |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
