DUN, Charles Edward
Service Number: | 32887 |
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Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
Born: | Whitton, NSW, 10 November 1895 |
Home Town: | Junee, Junee, New South Wales |
Schooling: | St. Joseph's College, Sydney |
Occupation: | Bank clerk |
Died: | Mosman, Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1965, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Ganmain Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 32887, Field Artillery Brigades, Sydney, NSW | |
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11 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 32887, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
11 May 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 32887, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
CHARLES EDWARD DUN was born on 10th November, 1895, at Whitton, New South Wales, the son of Mr. Francis Boyce Dun and Mrs. Hanorah Dun, of Ganmain, New South Wales. He was educated at St. Joseph’s College, Sydney; entered the Bank’s service on 27th November, 1913, at Coolamon, New South Wales, and was transferred to Tumut in November, 1914.
Charles Edward Dun enlisted on 1st November, 1916, and was appointed to the 108th Howitzer Battery of the 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Division, A.I.F. He was promoted to the rank of staff-sergeant.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour