James Arthur DUNN

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Service Number:	VX30057
Enlisted:	4 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Anti Tank Batteries / Companies
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 March 1918
Home Town:	Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Victorian State School System, Australia
Occupation:	Textile Worker
Died:	Illness, At sea (en route to Port Moresby (attempting escape)), 28 March 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot C. Row B. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~"TOO DEARLY LOVED TO EVER FORGET".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Gunner, VX30057, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies
4 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX30057

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