Jack Henry LUNNON MC

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LUNNON, Jack Henry

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	29 July 1915, Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Buckinghamshire, England, 26 July 1887
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jeweller, Optician
Died:	Thrombosis, clot in leg from war injury, Subiaco, Western Australia, 11 September 1942, aged 55 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Congregational-Fa-0194
Memorials:	Trinity Church Perth HR

World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA
18 Jul 1916:	Involvement 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
18 Jul 1916:	Embarked 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle
22 May 1919:	Honoured Military Cross, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East, Commonwealth Gazette No 61

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George Henry Lunnon, Chapel Street, Marlow, England

Military Cross

''For conspicuous gallantry during an attack. he led his men brilliantly on to the objective, and when an enemy machine gun prevented consolidation, he, with two men, worked round to a flank and rushed the gun capturing it and the crew. he showed marked courage and determination.''
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 22 May 1919

Loved husband of Elsie, loved father of Joyce, Sylvia, Vivia, Neecie and Wendy.

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