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DUNSFORD, Andrew Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1826 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916, Place of enlistment - Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narridy, South Australia, 21 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Mid North, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Narridy & Red Hill Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Templeux-le-Guerard Communal Cemetery Extension Row B, Grave 29 Headstone Inscription "AT REST THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF T. & M. DUNSFORD OF REDHILL", |
| Memorials: | 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Koolunga War Memorial, Narridy Roll of Honor, Red Hill Men Roll of Honor WW1, Red Hill Methodist Church Honor Roll, Redhill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, SN 1826, Place of enlistment - Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1826, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 1826, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, SN 1826, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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'He was awarded the Military Medal for distinguished bravery in the field at the Battle of Damascus in June 1917 and was formally decorated by General Sir William Birdwood at the review of the Australian troops held in Belgium on Dec 4 1917. The General gave him a hearty hand shake and congratulated him on the honours he had so nobly won.' See his Mother's comments in the Roll of Honour Family Circular
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