DUNN, Leonard
| Service Number: | 3302 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers South Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Ironworker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery XXXIII B 10, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3302, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3302, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3302, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3302 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Mary DUNN
Private Leonard Dunn, killed in action, was the eldest son of Mrs. M. Dunn, of 22 Garfield-street. He attended the Christian Brothers School at South Melbourne. Prior to enlisting he was employed by Mr. Carpenter, Queen's Bridge, Melbourne. He sailed on October 11, 1915, and was for nine months in Egypt. Serving in France for seven months, he suffered from a septic foot and was compelled to lay up in an English hospial for about eight months. Returning to the trenches, he fought on for some months, until a bullet entered his shoulder and he was again invalided to England. Once more back with his battalion, he was seriously wounded in the chest, and was in very low condition when he reached the base. The sister in charge wrote to his mother and hoped she would get good news of him from the hospital, but by the same mail came a letter from the matron at 26th General Hospital, B.E.F. , dated March 30, confirming the official cablegram. It added that Private Dunn had died that day at 10.30 am. "He was too ill and weak to give any messages," continued the matron; "he has been laid to rest at Etaples and placed in a proper coffin." Private Dunn was just 22 years old. Another son, Private J. J. Dunn, has been on active service for three years. His mother has not had any tidings from him for over eight months. Any news of him would be gratefully received. He is believed to be with the 14th Battalion.
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