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DUNNING, William Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4413 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Enlisted in and trained at Blackboy Hill |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dorset, England, 5 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Waroona, Waroona, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Northam, Western Australia, 12 July 1972, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northam Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4413, Enlisted in and trained at Blackboy Hill | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Arrived in Port Suez, Egypt, from Fremantle, Western Australia aboard the HMAT Shropshire | |
| 10 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked the HMAT Scotian at Alexandria, Egypt. | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Aboard the HMAT Scotian, arrived in Marseille, France. | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength to the 2nd Division, 7th Brigade, 28th Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force. | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Sick in Hospital, France. | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Gunshot wound to left shoulder. Ununited arm fracture. | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia from hospital in England. | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4413, 28th Infantry Battalion, Honourably discharged. |
Personal Stories
William’s Enlistment Forms
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