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BUNN, Edward
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Bunn, Edwin - Birth & Baptism Records |
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| Service Numbers: | 1142, 3311 |
| Enlisted: | 6 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsford, Norwich, England, 28 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Council School, Horsford, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II. Row A. Grave 1 (Coll.) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1142, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Suez, Egypt for Melbourne, Australia -- H.M.T " Wiltshire" | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3311, 24th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Melbourne, Australia | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1142, 24th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Hospital -- Syph and Bubo -- Melbourne, Australia | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred after Hospital -- from 24 Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3311, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 21st Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3311, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3311, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3311, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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