William Harland BUNNING MC

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BUNNING, William Harland

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	23 April 1915, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to D Company 22nd Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on establishment of the Unit.
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 22 February 1894
Home Town:	Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	North Fitzroy State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Pay Master
Died:	Natural Causes, Surrey, England, 1982
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

23 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to D Company 22nd Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on establishment of the Unit.
10 May 1915:	Embarked 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Nov 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Substantive promotion
12 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Promoted Substantive Captain at Canal Zone Egypt
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shrapnel wound left arm severe evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence
9 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, Broodseinde Ridge, Military Cross to be awarded to Captain WH Bunning 22nd Battalion AIF 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He penetrated the position and established his posts, and although his numbers were much depleted by casualties, he repelled two counter attacks, causing the enemy severe loss. He personally carried out a reconnaissance and kept his commanding officer informed of the situation.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 137 Date: 30 August 1918
12 Feb 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged England in the AIF transferred to hold a commission in the British Indian Army with effect of that date.

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Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

Commissioned in the British Indian Army as Captain 1st Battalion 4th Gurkhas Quetta India from 1918-1921

Died Caulfield Military Hospital Victoria on 4th April 1924.

Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

(Brother William Bunning 3rd Tunneling Company AIF died 1924)

William Harland Bunning retired post service in the British Indian Army to Guildford Surrey England between the Wars and died in Surrey in 1982

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