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William John DUNN

Regimental number4186
Place of birthRoebourne, Western Australia
SchoolPrivate Tutor
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressRoebourne, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr J Dunn, Tammin, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDernancourt, Somme, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Clara DUNN, Tammin,Western Australia. Native of Whim Creek, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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