Frank Henry DUNN MC

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Other Name:	Dunn, Francis Henry - Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour
Service Number:	117
Enlisted:	20 February 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Parkville, Victoria
Schooling:	Tooronga Road State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Commerical traveller
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Memorials:	Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918

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20 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 117, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 117, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 117, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 117, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
12 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
1 Jan 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières , For distinguished work as Adjutant of the Battalion since March 1916. Also coolness under fire and initiative at Pozieres.
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Killed in action

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