DUNN, Frank Wiseman
| Service Number: | S12213 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1941, Kensington, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 108 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 10 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | St Morris, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Head Injuries) - Truck Rollover, Brighton, South Australia, 9 May 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia Section: Road 1 North; Path Number: 39; E/W: W; Site Number: 5., West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Sep 1941: | Enlisted S12213, Kensington, South Australia | |
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| 19 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Bombardier, S12213 | |
| 9 May 1942: | Involvement Lance Bombardier, S12213, 108 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nathan Rohrlach
Frank Wiseman Dunn was the only member of the 108th Anti-Tank Regiment to die during World War Two from injuries.
On 9 May 1942, Frank Dunn was riding in an army truck that was being driven by Warrant-Officer Michael Clement Cecil DeGuarsat in Brighton, Adelaide on its return to Warradale Camp when it hit a culvert and as a result rollover 3 times. At the time, the driver was overtaking another truck but had to swerve to aviod two cyclists which caused the truck to hit the culvert. Seven members who were riding in the truck were injured and of them Lance Bombardier Dunn was the only one who died as a result of the head injuries he sustained during the crash. He was buried in West Terrace (general) Cemetery on 11 May 1942, aged 19 years old.
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