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DUNNE, George Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5088 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Broken Hill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tibooburra, New south Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Alora Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known Grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5088, Enlisted at Broken Hill, NSW | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5088, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5088, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 29 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 5088, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5088 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Jessie Dunne of Cornstock Street, South Broken Hill, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets
Member of the Alma Club, South Broken Hill