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Sydney Joseph DUNN

Regimental number6256
Date of birth20 November 1892
Place of birthMacleay River, New South Wales
SchoolArmidale Church of England College, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
Address164 Jersey Road, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Dunn, 164 Jersey Road, Paddington, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Sidney Joseph Dunn on NR
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, November 1917 (bursting shell); invalided to England and admitted to Grantham Hospital; recovered and rejoined unit, April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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