DUNN, Allan
(Service number 55455)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 10 March 1905 | Place of Birth | Linwood, Christchurch New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 5 July 1917 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Holmes Street, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Draper | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd South Canterbury Regiment; Compulsory Military Training, Waimate New Zealand | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. Dunn (Father), Holmes Street, Waimate, 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 | 28th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury 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 | 22 January 1918 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed In action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Buttes New British Cemetery, NZ Memorial Pologon, West Vlaaderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Mary Jane Dunn, of 5 Holmes Street Waimate, South Canterbury New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [4/09/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. F4848068 3235 4181 5735) [4/8/2013]; CWGC (8/9/2013);
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