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DUNNINGS, Alfred Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1826 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkstone, Dorset, England, 26 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 3 October 1975, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld NP6 -324 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1826, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1826, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
Alfred
ALFRED CHARLES DUNNINGS 1826
2/42nd Battalion
Born 26.2.1897 in Parkstone, Dorset, England.
Enlisted in Toowoomba on 3.4.1916.
Embarked from Brisbane on 12.8.1916 aboard Boorana bound for England.
During the Battle of Ypres, Alfred was gassed twice, 20.6.1917 & 6.7.1917. Also received a gunshot wound to his left hand on 14.10.1917.
Discharged on 29.4.1918.
Married on 14.11.1923 to Ruth May Smith.
Died 3.10.1975 & buried in Proserpine Old Cemetery, section NP6 -324
Submitted 2 January 2025 by Lyn Burke