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DUNSDON, Richard George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 433 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aldershot, England, United Kingdom, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Booval, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 44 Originally buried at Quinn's Post but grave later lost. Rev. F.W. Wray officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booval War Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nanango War Memorial, Yarraman War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 433, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 433, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 433, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 17 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 433, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 433 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard James and Sarah Ann Dunsdon of Booval, QLD. Step-son of Frances Sarah Dunsdon
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal