Robert Torrens DUNN

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DUNN, Robert Torrens

Service Number:	660
Enlisted:	6 December 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Peterhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Parkside Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Ganger
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 24 April 1917
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Grave Reference: I. A. 4.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 660, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 660, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
24 Apr 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 660, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 660 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-24

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Biography

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 19 May 1917

THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL R. T. DUNN.

The late Lance-Corporal R. T. Dunn was the eldest son of Mr. T. and Mrs. H. A. Dunn, of Dry Creek, and late of Mingary. He was employed by the South Australian Railway Department for many years. Prior to enlisting he was working for a contractor at Port Adelaide. His widow resides at Peterhead. One brother, Signaller T. Dunn, is in Keswick Hospital, and another is in France. The deceased enlisted on December 2, 1915, and sailed for England on June 9, 1916. He was at Lark Hill Camp, England, until he sailed for France in December, 1916, and served there until his death, which occurred on April 25.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87609033

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