DUNNAGE, Herbert Freeman
(Service number 2/1273)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | 12/03/1881 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Cambridge | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary Ada DUNNAGE (mother), Cambridge, Waikato | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
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| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 January 1958 | Age | 76 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Herbert Freeman Dunnage was the son of Charles John and Mary Ada (née Brittin) Dunnage. He was baptised at Pleasant Point and educated at Pleasant point School. Herbet's father died in 1902 and is buried at Pleasant Point. His brother, Robert gordon Dunnage, was killed in action in 1915 at Gallipoli.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 August 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [05 August 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 August 2018]
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