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DUNNILL, Albert Victor
(Service number 6/3003)

The Dunnill family at the 70th wedding anniversary of John and Jessie. Their son Thomas, who served in World War One, is likely pictured. Albert, who also served unfortunately did not live long enough to celebrate this significant anniversary. (South Canterbury Museum )

Aliases
First Rank	Corporal	Last Rank	Lance-Corporal

Birth

Date	24/09/1892	Place of Birth	Petone

Enlistment Information

Date	6 October 1914; 14 June 1915	Age	22 years
Address at Enlistment	53 York Street, Timaru
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience	2nd South Canterbury Regiment - still serving
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	John DUNNILL (father), 53 York Street, Timaru. Also Caroline Elizabeth Dunnill (mother), Beach Road, Timaru
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 147 lbs. Chest measurement 34-36¾ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Hair brown. Sight & hearing both good. Colour vision correct. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth good. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	26 April 1917
Transport	Turakina
Embarked From		Destination	Plymouth, Devon, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	17 September 1919	Reason	On Termination of Period of Engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	19 October 1924	Age	34 years
Place of Death	Rosebrook Settlement, Claremont Road
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 20 October 1924
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 42, Plot 39
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Albert Victor Dunnill was the son of John and Caroline Elizabeth Dunnill. He was working as a labourer at Otaio when he enlisted.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 November 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0036366) [10 November 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 November 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/Family Search) [10 November 2016]; Timaru Herald, 17 August 1916, 13 January 1917, 8 & 18 April 1918, 14, 15 & 28 August 1918, 30 July 1919, 8 & 21 August 1919, Dominion, 27 March 1917 (Papers Past) [10 & 11 November 2016]; Timaru Herald, 20 October 1924 (Timaru District Library) [10 November 2016]

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