DUNN, Francis Alexander
(Service number 40914)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 25/05/1893 | Place of Birth | Ashburton, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 November 1916 | Age | 23 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 43, Gore, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Dunn (Father), Otamita, via Gore, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 23rd Reinforcements Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 October 1918 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Le Cateau, France | ||
| Cause | Killed In action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord France. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Georgina Christie Dunn, of Ardwick Street, Gore, Southland, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [4/09/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0036200) [4/8/2013]; CWGC (8/9/2013);
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