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DUNSTAN, Edward William
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Dunstan, Edwin William - Birth Records / Circular |
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| Service Number: | 5375 |
| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Coburg State School No 484, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coburg Football Club Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5375, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5375, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5375, 7th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Training Battalion (AIF), Transferred to 59th Infantry Battalion -- from 2nd Training Battalion -- Allotted to 15th Training Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt | |
| 21 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5375, 15th Training Battalion (AIF), Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Ivernia" | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5375, 15th Training Battalion (AIF), Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 2 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 15th Training Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5375, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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