Horace John DUNSTAN

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Service Number:	255
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Born:	Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1890
Home Town:	Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Occupation:	Assistant Station Master, Vic Railways
Died:	2 November 1965, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered

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17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to right arm (compound fracture). Evacuated to Egypt then UK. Never rejoined unit.
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), London
27 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF), England
3 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), No.1 School of Aeronautics, Reading, UK
14 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), England
10 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Egypt
30 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RTA 19 February 1919 and appointment terminated.

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