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DUNSTAN, Benedict John Arthur

Service Number:	4483
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sacred Heart School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Canister Maker
Died:	Died of Wounds while POW, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I, Row E, Grave No 1. Inscription: BENEDICT JOHN ARTHUR BELOVED AS A SON CHERISHED AS A KINS-MAN HONOURED AS A SOLDIER.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4483, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 13th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4483 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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