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James John DUNN

Regimental number5578
Place of birthWaterford, Ireland
SchoolHoly Cross School, Bristol, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationChef
AddressSoldiers Club, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Hugh Dunn, 15 Rockhouse Street, Rocky Lane, Anfield Liverpool, England
Enlistment date1 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBelonged to the Seamens Union and was known among the Shipping Co's in Sydney.
FateDied of wounds 5 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death30
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western FrontW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DUNN James John

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