DUN, Charles Herbert
| Service Number: | QX10398 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland Australia, 9 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Died: | Farming Accident, Dalby Hospital, Dalby, Queensland Australia, 15 November 1952, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dalby Cemetery, Qld Burial reference: - Division: L, Section: Church of England, Old, Plot 4196. Inscription: - In Loving Memory Of Our dear husband and father Charles Herbert Dun Died Nov. 15, 1952 Aged 38 years "In God's Care" |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jul 1940: | Involvement QX10398 | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX10398, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1944: | Discharged | |
| 20 Apr 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX10398, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Henry Percy Dun and Charlotte Marie Jane Brieschke married 27th March 1912 in Queensland.
Wife: - Beryl Ada Griffin
Trove: - The Dalby Herald Tuesday 18 November 1952 - Page 1
MOOLA FARMER LOSES LIFE IN ACCIDENT
Charles Herbert Dun, who served with the Second A.l.F. In the Middle East and New Guinea, passed away at the Dalby hospital early on Saturday night as a result of injuries
received in an accident the previous afternoon. The funeral, which moved from St John's Church of England on Sunday afternoon was one of the largest seen at Dalby, showing the high esteem in which deceased was held. He was the son of a pioneering Moola family.
Mr. Dun was a farmer of Moola, and on Friday afternoon he was engaged in harvesting operations. At about 2 o'clock he was showing a new tractor operator, the work. The tractor passed over a stone, throwing Mr. Dun from where he was standing. He fell between the wheels of the tractor, and the rear wheels partly pinned him to the ground before the tractor. could be' stopped. Although badly shaken, Mr. Dun said that he felt all right, and soon after his release said that he could continue to work. it was decided that It was advisable for Mr. Dun to come to Dalby to ascertain whether- he had suffered any serious injury. A start was made for Dalby, and a telephone message sent to the Q.A.T.B. centre. A. car was despatched and deceased was conveyed to a doctor, and later admitted to hospital. A post- mortem on Sunday morning revealed that deceased had suffered extensive internal injuries.
Deceased was very well and popularly known in the district In which he resided all his life, except for about four years while he was on war service. A trustee of the Moola Hall, Mr.
Dun was one of the keenest workers associated with the movement. The president (Mr. E. Hartman) on Sunday said that Mr. Dun had done much as trustee and caretaker, and he would be sadly missed. The loss the district had sustained was a severe one. Deceased was married, and is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Beryl Griffin, member of a pioneer district family. There is an infant daughter. The large number of people attending the funeral was a tribute to the esteem In which Mr Dun and Griffin families are held.
The services at the Church and Graveside were conducted by Bro. I N. D. Bevan. Returned men from Kaimkillenbun and. Dalby formed a guard of honour at the Church, and the casket was covered by the Union Jack. Mr. J. F. Hale, president of the Kaimkillenbun sub-branch of the R.SS.A.L.L.A., of whom deceased was a member, read the League Service at the graveside. -He mentioned that deceased had been a member of the 2/25 Battalion.
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